Amanda Towner
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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VT MAK has been awarded a Prototype Other Transaction Agreement worth $95 million from the U.S. Army to meet demands for next generation collective training. Working through the Training and Readiness Accelerator (TREX), VT MAK will develop and deliver the Training Simulation Software (TSS) and Training Management Tool (TMT)... 18 June 2019
Leonardo unveiled its new unmanned platform – the latest entry in the Falco family – during the Paris Air Show on 17th June in the Leonardo static area. Paris will also be the first opportunity for guests to see the AWHERO unmanned rotorcraft in its pre-production configuration with the... 18 June 2019
Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) won a prime contractor spot on the $245 million U.S. Marine Air-Ground Task Force Training Systems Support multiple-award indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract. The company will compete for task orders to support pre-deployment training programs for Marine Corps’ operating forces within the context of Joint and... 18 June 2019
The 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (EBS), forward deployed from U.S. Anderson Air Force Base, Guam, and the California Air National Guard’s 194th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron out of Fresno, California, provided training support to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during exercise Diamond Storm May 6 to 26, 2019. Exercise... 18 June 2019
L3 Commercial Aviation has been awarded a contract with EGYPTAIR to provide a new A320 RealitySeven Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for its Training Academy in Heliopolis, Cairo. “Our partnership with L3 supports EGYPTAIR’s fleet modernization strategy, which requires an upgrade of our Training Academy’s simulation devices. This modern simulator... 18 June 2019
Euramec announced Threat Error Management (TEM), its new scenario-based Flight Training Device (FTD) for aeroclubs, flying schools and homebuilts. TEM is based on a Diamond DA20 platform with customers having the choice of an analog or a full-glass cockpit display. The adjacent instructor station houses a database of emergency... 18 June 2019
Euramec announced the development of its Airbus A320 Flight Simulator Series with a Second Lifecycle Design. Using newly-recycled A320 cockpit sections, Euramec will offer its high Return on Investment (ROI) flight training solutions on a detailed cockpit design for the commercial aviation industry. The Euramec A320 Full-Glass Cockpit Flight... 18 June 2019
On the occasion of the German Armed Forces day, June 15, 2019, the new maintenance training rig NTH90 MTR FC of the German Navy Air Wing 5 in Nordholz, Lower Saxony, built by REISER SIMULATION AND TRAINING GmbH, was handed over to the unit in a formal ceremony. The... 18 June 2019
CAE will extend its exclusive long-term pilot training contract with Air Europa for five more years. Under the terms of the agreement, Air Europa's Airbus A330 and Boeing 787 pilots will train at various CAE European training centres including CAE Madrid, CAE Rome and CAE Gatwick. CAE operates Air... 17 June 2019
Vanung University and Airways Aviation have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to provide further aviation academic pathways for Taiwanese students. The MOU will see Airways Aviation and Vanung University develop academic programs for current and future Vanung students to continue their study within Australia and receive a Bachelor... 17 June 2019
