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, an independent aviation training center in Lithuania, acquired a CAE-built Boeing 737 Next Generation full flight simulator (FFS) to expand its type-rating training capabilities. The training device is valued from 9.5-10.5-million euros and will let the school offer an additional 7,300 hours of training per year. The FFS... 26 September 2018
Boeing and the National Science Foundation (NSF) entered a $21-million partnership to accelerate training in critical skill areas and increase diversity in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields. NSF will partner with learning institutions to develop online training in areas including model-based and systems engineering, mechatronics, robotics, data science... 26 September 2018
European Flyers, a Spanish flight school in Madrid and Alicante, Spain purchased an Entrol an H11 FNPT III MCC simulator that will be used for initial courses including instrument-rating (IR), commercial pilot license (CPL), airline transport pilot license (ATPL) and multi-crew cooperation (MCC); it will also be used for Performance-Based... 26 September 2018
Reiser Simulation and Training’s Airbus H145 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) is now operational at the Norwegian Competence Centre Helicopter (NCCH) in Stavanger, Norway, which provides training for Norwegian Air Ambulance Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) pilots and crew members. The training device received CS-FSTD(H) EASA FFS Level D certification last... 26 September 2018
Reiser Simulation and Training’s Airbus H145 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) is now operational at the Norwegian Competence Centre Helicopter (NCCH) in Stavanger, Norway, which provides training for Norwegian Air Ambulance Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) pilots and crew members. The training device received CS-FSTD(H) EASA FFS Level D certification last... 25 September 2018
Leonardo and the Paramount Group signed a Letter of Intent to assess the possibility of developing an operational configuration of the M-345 jet trainer for the African market. The agreement will also look into the possible involvement of Paramount in the SF-260 program and its Logistic Support services. Leonardo’s M-345... 25 September 2018
Northrop Grumman Corporation opened its new AC-208 Training Center of Excellence™ at Meacham Airport in Fort Worth, Texas that’s designed to provide partner nations with instructional classroom activities and initial aircrew and maintenance training on Northrop Grumman’s modified AC-208 Eliminator™ aircraft. The 5,000 square-foot classroom is part of Northrop Grumman’s... 24 September 2018
Pacific Simulators sold its ProJet PS4 Flight Training Device (FTD) to the CEA training center that will open in Buenos Aires, Argentina this year. The simulation center will be the first to provide FTD’s to pilots in the airline market in Argentina and surrounding countries. The ProJet PS4.5 FTD is... 24 September 2018
Alsim installed an ALX flight simulator at Fly Coop flight school, in Budapest, Hungary. The device simulates a Single Engine Piston/Multi Engine Piston medium jet, and is EASA and FAA-qualified FNPT II MCC. It supplies a complete training cycle where ab initio students with no experience can be trained to... 24 September 2018
ACS Flight Training in Perth, Scotland acquired two Piper PA-28 diesel aircraft that increases the number of Piper PA-28 aircraft in its fleet of training and self hire aircraft. Louise Ewart, director at ACS Flight Training says the aircraft have glass cockpits and include Garmin G430 and G500 systems. They... 24 September 2018
