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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Teams at both of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s residential campuses in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Prescott, Arizona, are fabricating masks and face shields to help protect healthcare workers amid the coronavirus outbreak. Image credit: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Fifty students on the Daytona Beach Campus are fabricating 5,000 face shields using... 15 April 2020
Boeing delivered the first set of reusable 3D-printed face shields to support healthcare professionals working to stop the spread of COVID-19. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) accepted the initial shipment of 2,300 face shields and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will deliver the shields to... 15 April 2020
Due to customer demand, Avsoft has created an Embraer 195 aircraft systems online pilot course. The course includes 24 modules and covers all major aircraft systems, including components, operations, controls, and indications associated with each system. Each module concludes with a test, and when all the modular tests are... 14 April 2020
American Airlines distributed more than 81,000 pounds of food to food banks across the country through its partnership with Feeding America to help restock their dwindling supplies. Volunteers helped sort food items for families in Fort Worth. All image credits: American Airlines Food banks have seen an uptick in... 14 April 2020
FlightSafety International has applied its manufacturing resources to produce medical safety products and introduced a new online learning approach to support pilot currency requirements and maintenance training during the COVID-19 crisis. All image credits: FlightSafety International “Our teammates at FlightSafety Simulation in Broken Arrow are proud to contribute to... 14 April 2020
Boeing has selected Calytrix Technologies’ Calytrix Comms Net Radio (CNR) family of products as the underpinning communications framework for its Defence Operational Training Capability (Air) (DOTC(A)) Core System and Services (DCS&S) contract. Image credit: Calytrix Working to the UK Ministry of Defence’s requirements, CNR will provide advanced simulated radio... 14 April 2020
Arlington Capital Partners’ portfolio company, AEgis Technologies, has acquired mission-enabling technology provider Excivity, Inc. This investment deepens AEgis’ cyber and intelligence mission area through differentiated products and solutions, an expanded customer base, and a consistent commitment to innovation, excellence, and creativity. Excivity creates and deploys mission-enabling technologies, including specialized... 14 April 2020
VT MAK has been hosting a virtual Lunch with MAK three times a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at noon EDT and is now in its fourth week. Attendees of the virtual meetings can talk with the MAK team and others in the simulation community to learn about... 14 April 2020
The VR/AR Association (VRARA) Orlando Chapter released a webcast on the impact of COVID-19 on U.S. military simulation and training needs. The webinar discussed what has been learned a month into the coronavirus pandemic as training is delivered remotely to the warfighter through various technologies and how this has... 14 April 2020
FlyRight, a FAA Part-142 Pilot Training Center based in North Carolina, is trying to help pilots and aircraft operators mitigate some of the negative COVID-19 impacts by offering it’s Landing Currency and Flight Review programs at no charge. While the FAA has relaxed certain regulations for pilots, that may... 9 April 2020
