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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BAA Training announced the launch of an MPL training program by signing a partnership agreement with Avion Express. According to the agreement, Avion Express pilots are to start MPL training this August and will be ready to operate as F/O in 18 months from then. The aim of the... 9 April 2019
Lufthansa Aviation Training (LAT) is investing a total of €89-million in pilot training equipment and in the infrastructure of its own training locations to meet the high customer demand. Currently, Lufthansa Aviation Training operates 54 full flight simulators (FFS). In 2019 and 2020, the training fleet of the training... 9 April 2019
BA CityFlyer announced the launch of its MPL (Multi-Crew Pilots Licence) Scheme with FTEJerez. Starting in August and September 2019, the MPL scheme gives cadets the opportunity to start training to become a pilot with BA CityFlyer. Once students have successfully completed training, they can continue their journey with... 9 April 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new competition that aims to accelerate innovative solutions to better predict health outcomes and improve the quality of care for patients. Following President Trump’s executive order to prioritize research and development of America’s artificial intelligence capabilities, the CMS Artificial... 9 April 2019
Members of the U.S.. Army's Synthetic Training Environment Cross Functional Team, working with industry partners, will provide Army aviators an opportunity to test prototype helicopter trainers and offer their comments during a user assessment from April 8-12 on Fort Carson, Colorado. The soldiers will assess prototypes of the Reconfigurable... 9 April 2019
VA Airline Training (VA) and Leading Edge Aviation have joined forces with a new airline pilot training partnership as well as simultaneously launched the first approved Airline Pilot Standards MCC course designed for the Airbus A320. Graduates from Leading Edge Integrated and Modular courses will progress seamlessly into training... 9 April 2019
Written by Andy Smith, MTM publisher Please pass this on to your colleagues with a safety, quality or risk job title; and anyone you happen to know in the C Suite! Human Factors and Healthcare A couple of weeks ago I was privileged to attend a meeting of experts in surgical... 8 April 2019
Inzpire Limited has been awarded the UK Royal Air Force Defence Operational Training Concept (Air) (DOTC(A)) Interim White Force contract and will manage the transition from the Defence Synthetic Air-Land Training (DSALT) programme over a 42-month period. Delivery of DOTC(A) will enable the RAF to adopt a distributed approach... 8 April 2019
ACME Worldwide Enterprises Inc. was recently selected to provide True Q Dynamic Motion Seats to TRU Simulation + Training, a Textron Inc. company, for their T-6 aircraft operational flight trainer, which is expected to be provided to the Argentina Air Force in early 2020. With the addition of this... 8 April 2019
CAE appointed Rekha Ranganathan as president of CAE Healthcare, effective immediately. She succeeds Dr. Robert Amyot, who will remain in an advisory capacity to help ensure a smooth transition. Ranganathan has a proven track record of driving profitable growth in the healthcare industry, including several leadership positions at Philips... 8 April 2019
