Andy has been a simulation and training advocate for over 35 years after an early career in tradeshows and publishing, launching Military Simulation & Training Magazine, with Moench Publishing in 1983. Six years into that program airlines and simulation leaders requested a magazine to support global airline’s as they began their journey toward a high reliability industry; hence CAT Magazine, and since 1998 the successful series of Airline Training events. He launched Halldale as a buyout in 1992 and started Halldale’s USA operations in 2002 launching Medical Training Magazine in 2012. He is married to Chrissy, their two children being his proudest ‘launches’, and is a keen historian, cook, reader and sports consumer!

Community Recovery Pays Off... Now For 2022

December 21, 2021

Andy Smith

Halldale President and CEO Andy Smith picks the positives on another year the simulation training community will be happy to forget and looks forward to 2022 and some growth for the industry.

Meet The Halldale Team At I/ITSEC 2021

November 25, 2021

Andy Smith

The Halldale team is excited to be a big part of this year's I/ITSEC as we are looking forward to reconnecting with you all. Here is how we can help you get the most out of this year's conference.

EATS 2021, The Opening View

Rebuilding the Airline Training Community

November 2, 2021

Jacques Drappier and Andy Smith

Happy faces and lots of important discussions about the future of aviation training, Halldale CEO Andy Smith and EATS Conference Chair Capt. Jacques Drappier discuss what they saw on the opening morning of EATS 2021.

EATS 2021, Why You Need To Attend

Rebuilding the Airline Training Community

September 22, 2021

Andy Smith

Events like the European Airline Training Symposium (EATS) have always been an extremely popular way to bring like-minded people together and, in a strange twist, may well be an even more valuable business tool as we emerge from covid than before.

Halldale President Smith Featured on VRAR Bytes Podcast

August 18, 2021

Andy Smith

Halldale President and CEO Andy Smith was a guest on the VR/AR Bytes Podcast, a weekly show featuring the movers and shakers from the Central Florida Chapter of the Global Association for VR and AR.

WATS 2021 Live - The Full Report

Jumpstarting the Return to Normal

August 5, 2021

Andy Smith, Marty Kauchak, Dr. Bill Johnson, and Amanda Towner

A CAT team report with Andy Smith, Marty Kauchak, Dr. Bill Johnson and Amanda Towner.

Reflections on Our Industry ‘Restarting’: WATS Live 2021

Forward Together

June 28, 2021

Andy Smith

Andy Smith, President and CEO, Halldale Group, discusses the state of the industry after a highly successful return to live events at WATS 2021.

Civil Aviation Training Next

Editorial Comment

June 15, 2021

Andy Smith

Across the 30-plus years that Halldale and CAT have been working with the airline training and simulation community, we thought we had seen it all: terrorism, wars, SARS, volcanoes, 9-11, ebola, plus accidents and incidents.

Halldale Announces Complimentary Memberships

May 10, 2021

Andy Smith

For a limited period, Halldale is inviting airline personnel and serving military to receive a complimentary annual membership*, enabling staff to stay abreast of the very latest thinking and activity, supporting individual roles and wider community knowledge.

WATS 2021 – New Dates Announced

Forward Together

February 1, 2021

Andy Smith

The World Aviation Training Summit (WATS), the world’s largest gathering of aviation training professionals, will take place on June 15-16, 2021.

A New WATS For A New Age

The World Aviation Training Summit, the largest and most comprehensive safety training event of 2022, will feature special bonus sessions dedicated to Emerging Technologies.

Community Recovery Pays Off... Now For 2022

Halldale President and CEO Andy Smith picks the positives on another year the simulation training community will be happy to forget and looks forward to 2022 and some growth for the industry.

MS&T Awards Winners Finally Get Their Prize

The long-awaited return to live conferences has allowed us to finally present our deserved 2020 Military Simulation and Training Magazine Award winners with their prizes.