Amanda

Amanda Towner writes news articles for the Halldale Group’s website as well as CAT and MST Magazines. She studied English and Creative Writing at Stetson University, where she became a Sullivan Scholar for her work. Her writing covers several topics including journalism and storytelling, and is featured in several publications.

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By Sébastien Lozé, industry manager, Simulations, Epic Games - Unreal Engine Orthopedic surgery is no game. Get it right, and a patient’s life can be transformed for the better. Get it wrong, and they could end up worse off than before you started. So how are two former game...   11 July 2019
KBR has been awarded a $45.9-million task order (TO) to provide logistics information technology services to the Naval Air Systems Command’s (NAVAIR) Logistics and Maintenance Information Systems and Technology Division. KBR was awarded this cost-plus-fixed-fee TO under the Department of Defense Information Analysis Center’s (DoD IAC) multiple-award contract (MAC).   11 July 2019
A tool developed by Academic Health Science Networks (AHSNs), which aims to save lives by making it easier to spot the signs of sepsis, has won a national patient safety award. The Suspicion of Sepsis (SOS) Insights dashboard took the Best Emerging Solution prize at the HSJ Patient Safety...   11 July 2019
FlightSafety International announces that Ed Koharik has been promoted to senior Vice President (VP), and Danny Robayo to VP. They will lead Building Our Future, a company-wide transformation effort. Koharik joined FlightSafety in 2015 and served as general manager, Visual Systems, prior to joining the Building Our Future team...   11 July 2019
MATC (Mission Aviation Training Centre) joins FlightLogger and becomes its 4th customer in the Netherlands. After making the decision to go digital with FlightLogger, MATC quickly gathered all relevant flight training manuals and business information, which was added to the Flight Training Management platform by FlightLogger staff. When the...   11 July 2019
With new technologies emerging and constant technological advancements, the need for those with the skills to keep up with these rapid changes is growing. Seminole State College of Florida is working to meet that demand with focused training in simulation. The Simulation Specialization within the college's Associate in Science...   10 July 2019
With new technologies emerging and constant technological advancements, the need for those with the skills to keep up with these rapid changes is growing. Seminole State College of Florida is working to meet that demand with focused training in simulation. The Simulation Specialization within the college's Associate in Science...   10 July 2019
CAE and Avianca Holdings (Avianca) announced the official opening of a new CAE training centre in Bogota, Colombia. CAE and Avianca Airlines executives and employees celebrated the inauguration of the new flight training centre alongside government officials. The milestone event officially marked the start of a 15-year exclusive pilot...   10 July 2019
CAE is expanding its training capability in Europe with a new flight training location based in Oslo, Norway. “This expansion of our global training network will support the impressive pilot demand of airlines and operators based in the region – we estimate that there will be a need for...   10 July 2019
The United States defense and security arm of Thales recently appointed three new members to its board of directors:  Gen. James L. Jones, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired), Dr. Ray O. Johnson, and Alan Kessler. These board members will support the organizational direction of Thales Defense & Security, Inc. and...   10 July 2019