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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Field Aerospace began the flight deck modernization of the first of 178 U.S. Air Force (USAF) T-1A trainer aircraft that will bring the USAF’s fleet into compliance with Federal Aviation Administration Airspace System mandates and address increasing obsolescence problems. Field Aerospace’s $155.7-million contract with the USAF includes upgrading the turnkey... 21 September 2018
Cubic Corporation’s Cubic Global Defense business division won a contract from Lockheed Martin to deliver its latest-generation Air Combat Training System (ACTS) for the F-35 Lightning II. Cubic is scheduled to deliver more than 500 F-35 Training Subsystems over the next four years as part of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 production... 21 September 2018
The U.S. Army Central Readiness Training Center at Camp Buehring, Kuwait held an event using an Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Tactical Proficiency Trainer (IEWTPT) to teach its soldiers about suicide prevention techniques. The training used a virtual-reality scenario in which participants communicated with a virtual avatar of a soldier who... 20 September 2018
Ryanair launched a training partnership with Atlantic Flight Training Academy (AFTA) to deliver a 16-month Ryanair-AFTA Mentored Pilot Program that will ensure Ryanair continues to attract highly trained professional pilots to support its continued growth across Europe, and create 50 new jobs. AFTA instructors will train students using Ryanair procedures,... 20 September 2018
Sikorsky’s first HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter Weapons System and Operational Flight Trainers are in the final stages of assembly for delivery to the U.S. Air Force. The trainers will train U.S. Air Force pilots to fly the new HH-60W aircraft that will replace the H-60G Pave Hawk fleet that performs... 20 September 2018
Stratos Jet Charters, a private jet charter located in Orlando, Florida, launched a $2,000 Stratos scholarship program for up-and-coming student-pilots to help with the pilot shortage and lessen students’ financial burdens. Students must be on track to an aviation career, enrolled or in transition to a college or university within... 19 September 2018
Spatial, a provider of cabin crew training simulators, will upgrade Qantas airlines’ narrow-body and wide-body Cabin Emergency Evacuation Trainers (CEETs) to solve obsolescence issues. The upgrades will include the installation of Spatial’s PLC-based (Programmable Logic Controller) operating system, paired visual technologies and a wireless Instructor Operator Station. 18 September 2018
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc., a national security solutions provider, completed an operations, maintenance and flight navigation training of its Firejet unmanned aerial target system for an international customer. The series of training flights enabled the user to independently maintain and operate the target drone system for its own... 18 September 2018
Western Connecticut Health Network Emergency Medical Services will offer a Basic Emergency Medical Technician Course (EMT-B) at Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut that begins on October 1, 2018 to teach the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities for participants to become valuable members of the emergency healthcare system. The course will... 17 September 2018
Halldale Group, a leading supplier of information on simulation and training, has launched a new corporate website, www.halldale.com. This website, along with three magazine websites and four event websites, will form Halldale Group’s online presence. Andy Smith, Halldale Group CEO, comments, “We are excited to launch the new Halldale.com to... 17 September 2018
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