Amanda

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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SIM-TECH Manufacturing has been awarded a contract from Southwest Airlines to build several new B737NG door and overwing exit trainers and to update many others. SIM-TECH spokesman Josh Conrey stated that Southwest Airlines is one of the Premier airlines in the United States, and we are excited to have been...   12 November 2018
Pedro Ramos, HR Director, TAP Air Portugal Mário Spínola, L3 Airline Academy Director Europe Ramiro Sequeira, COO Chief Operating Officer, TAP Air Portugal Luís Esteves, Director Flight Operations, TAP Air Portugal   L3 Commercial Aviation announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with TAP Air Portugal, increasing...   12 November 2018
“Train as you fight, fight as you train,” is a military mantra that every airman can implement in their training, and the airmen of the 412th Medical Group is training to fight for their fellow airmen’s lives. The 412th Medical Group conducted their monthly training at Edwards Air Force Base,...   12 November 2018
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is pioneering the use of 3D-printed anatomical specimens for medical education in Singapore. Just last month, students at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine), jointly set up by NTU Singapore and Imperial College London, started learning anatomy with 3D-printed specimens. A collaboration...   12 November 2018
MINT Software Systems, a manufacturer of training management solutions for the aviation industry, announced the signature of a service agreement with Jet2.com for the implementation of the web-based training management system MINT TRMS. MINT TRMS allows training planners, instructors and crews with “anytime, anywhere” online access to their training schedules,...   12 November 2018
Simon Potts, an independent consulting engineer and visual systems engineer specialist, recently opened Southcoast Simulation in Miami, Florida to help provide housing and maintenance services for flight simulators in that area. Potts, who founded Superflight Simulation Services Inc. in Canada, opened this training center that houses two Boeing 747-400 Level D...   12 November 2018
Boeing and Safran have received regulatory approvals for a joint venture so they can begin designing, building and servicing aircraft Auxiliary Power Units (APUs)—onboard engines that are primarily used to start the main engines and power aircraft systems while on the ground and, if necessary, in flight. The companies also...   9 November 2018
In October 2018, HM Aerospace (HMA) went digital with FlightLogger's Flight Training Management Solution to improve and optimize their ATO activities. HMA is a Malaysia Flight Training Academy that is a member of the Halim Mazmin Group. HMA’s training center is one of the preferred facilities for the cadet pilots of...   9 November 2018
Bagira Systems delivered its newest JOint-fires BattleSpace Simulator (JOBSS) to Van Halteren Defence, as part of its Integrated HCT program for the Royal Thai Army (RTA). JOBSS was integrated together with a battery of 105mm Howitzer Crew Trainers (HCT) and with the RTA’s operational C2 system to form the Integrated...   9 November 2018
An MH-53E Sea Dragon assigned to the “Blackhawks” of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 embarked the expeditionary sea-base platform ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) for the first time in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations for interoperability training, Oct. 28-Nov. 7. The training focused on improving...   9 November 2018