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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US Air Force leadership has made a call to action for airmen to get innovative – to get creative, to take risks, to utilize all their skills and be unafraid to fail. Sheppard Air Force Base’s 365th Training Squadron F-15 avionics course accepted this challenge by training their airmen... 24 May 2019
CPaT Global has released its new ATR72-500 Aircraft Systems Course along with the ATR 42-500, ATR 72-600 and its ATR Interactive Classroom. These online and offline courses can be accessed on iPad, Android, PC and IOS devices, which allows pilots the ability to train anywhere, anytime even if they... 24 May 2019
Clarion Defence & Security and Crisis Intelligence Japan have collaborated to launch and operate Japan's first tri-service defence exhibition and conference, DSEI Japan, which takes place for the first time at Makuhari Messe from November 18-20, 2019. The exhibition and associated conferences will run biennially thereafter, and in keeping... 23 May 2019
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, in collaboration with Shaanxi Helicopter Co. Ltd. (SHC) and Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, announced the successful completion of an Air Medical Services (AMS) training exercise in China. This exercise is an initial step toward developing air medical capability for the Implementation Program for... 23 May 2019
Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company, in collaboration with Shaanxi Helicopter Co. Ltd. (SHC) and Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, announced the successful completion of an Air Medical Services (AMS) training exercise in China. This exercise is an initial step toward developing air medical capability for the Implementation Program for... 23 May 2019
Two new board members were voted in by Women in Aviation International members at the organization's 30th annual membership meeting held in Long Beach, California. The two newly-elected board members, who will each serve a three-year term are Rhonda Larance and Shannon Weidekamp. Larance, WAI 4633, is an industry... 22 May 2019
UFA Inc, announced the successful on-time completion of a new aerodrome simulator for the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS). The new Aerodrome Simulator is specially customized for CAAS’ training needs. UFA provided a 360-degree visual system, consoles, hardware, installation and training for tower and ground controller positions. Additionally,... 22 May 2019
The Dassault Training Academy recently graduated the 1,000th trainee from its Falcon Practical Training course. Falcon Practical Training, the academy's baseline course, is designed to complement theoretical instruction provided by CAE, Flight Safety International and Global Jet Services – Dassault's Authorized Training Providers. It is open to qualified maintenance... 22 May 2019
Miami Dade College (MDC) Foundation and the Eig-Watson School of Aviation at MDC awarded five students with the Saul and Lois Eig Watson Scholarship to support their dreams of becoming airline and commercial pilots. The 2019 scholarship recipients are Jose Manuel Garcia, Yassel Garcia Herrera, Jonathan Sergio Ibarra, Andres... 22 May 2019
CAE and APS Emergency Maneuver Training announced the availability of an online computer-based training course designed to improve the ability of business jet pilots to recognize, avoid and, if necessary, recover from loss of control in-flight (LOC-I) flight situations. The CAE-APS e-Learning course is based on U.S. Federal Aviation... 22 May 2019
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