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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L3 Commercial Aviation won a contract with KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to provide a B787-9 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) for the airline’s training center at Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands. The simulator, an L3 RealitySeven model, is scheduled for delivery in mid-2020. The device will enable additional training capability... 21 February 2019
FlightSafety International promoted Clinton Strong to manager of the company’s new Unmanned Systems Training Centers in Wichita, Kansas, and Las Vegas, Nevada. His responsibilities also include the development and integration of innovative solutions for Unmanned Systems Training programs for drones. The FlightSafety UAS Learning Center will have operations in... 21 February 2019
The British Airline Pilots’ Association (BALPA) helped establish the first apprenticeship standard for commercial airline pilots in the U.K., which is now on the shelf for any airline to pick up and use. Put together by the Aviation Industry Skills Board specialist sub-group, the apprenticeship standard for first pilot... 21 February 2019
Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA) has contracted Micro Nav Limited (Micro Nav) to design, deliver and commission a 360-degree 3D Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower simulator for Hamad International Airport, as well as a technical refresh of the existing BEST simulators. This includes civil works, hardware, software, consoles, training... 21 February 2019
Aptima has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Navy worth up to $18.4 million to develop numerous training advances to improve naval force readiness. As part of the Navy’s mission to prepare a more agile force, Aptima will assist the U.S. Navy’s Center for Surface Combat Systems (CSCS)... 21 February 2019
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the science and technology sectors could benefit from an additional £40 million to £45 million of external investment opportunities from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl). The organisation is seeking supply chain partners for a series of research projects across the defence... 21 February 2019
Orlando, Florida’s Central Florida Research Park will soon be the home of the U.S. Army’s Synthetic Training Environment Cross Functional Team. The STE-CFT, which is spearheading the Army’s efforts to modernize training, uses state-of-the-art technology to bring together virtual and real-world environments to better prepare and protect soldiers. Beginning... 21 February 2019
Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim), released the latest updates to VBS3, VBS Blue IG, VBS Simulation SDK and VBS IG SDK. The latest updates to VBS3 significantly expand the 3D model library, and provide new capabilities including improved interaction with simulated vehicles and equipment, as well as a refactored interoperability... 21 February 2019
Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa are using an Operating Room Black Box (OR Black Box) to study whether improving teamwork and communication among operating room staff can make surgery safer for patients. “When I was a medical student we had lots of training... 21 February 2019
At HiMSS19, Michael Sanders, FAAFP, MD, chief medical and informatics officer of Flagler Hospital, led a session on the hospital’s progress in tackling clinical variation with artificial intelligence (AI). Applying Ayasdi's Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered Clinical Variation Management (CVM) software application to pneumonia, Flagler Hospital saved an average of $1,350... 20 February 2019
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