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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United Airlines has transformed one of its cargo facilities at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Texas, into a food distribution center to aid the Houston Food Bank's efforts to feed families in need during the COVID-19 crisis. The idea to convert the cargo space came from one employee, Mark Zessin,... 22 April 2020
Mahteme Desta, a senior at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, was sprinting toward graduation when the pandemic struck. With stay-at-home orders and strict social distancing guidelines in place, his career quest could have been derailed, but Embry-Riddle has been working with industry partners to launch virtual internships, especially for seniors like... 22 April 2020
VT MAK is changing things up this week by adding a new program to its schedule. In addition to the weekly Lunch with MAK live on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 12:00 EDT, the company will also be live on Thursday at 9:00 AM Singapore Time for the first... 22 April 2020
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a new scenario to its Runway Safety Pilot Simulator, The Anatomy of Wrong Surface Event Part 1: Pilot. Image credit: Federal Aviation Administration The six-minute animation is one of three scenarios currently offered on the Runway Safety Simulator website, with others focusing on... 22 April 2020
Great Dane Airlines A/S, a charter operator based in Aalborg, Denmark, has awarded Avsoft International a long-term contract for online pilot training. 21 April 2020
CAE has recalled all remaining temporarily laid-off employees in Canada. 21 April 2020
Being temporarily closed as a public health precaution in relation to COVID-19 has not stopped the National Museum of the United States Air Force from sharing the Air Force story with online visitors from around the world. Photo by Danielle Almeter In addition to continuing its heritage stewardship duties,... 21 April 2020
NTSA Connect, an online community for modeling, simulation and training (MS&T) professionals is ready to use. The platform will help users connect with like-minded individuals from industry, government, and academia in addition to NTSA's staff and membership base; stay up to date on NTSA upcoming events, ongoing whitepapers, new... 21 April 2020
The medium-term impact of Covid19 restrictions on business is becoming clearer by the day. We at Cobra Simulation understand that maintaining our nations’ defence and critical national infrastructure capability remains vital – and a pandemic isn’t a short-term emergency, it’s a rising tide crisis spanning months if not years. 21 April 2020
In March, Lockheed Martin trained the 1,000th pilot and 9,000th maintainer for the F-35 program. Captain Craig Turner, USMC, posing with the F-35 at MCAS Beaufort, South Carolina. Photo Credit: United States Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Aidan Parker. “These milestones are a testament to the maturity and capability of the... 21 April 2020
