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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Boeing won a four-year, $194-million contract from the U.S. Navy to update its P-8A Poseidon training system courseware and software at three U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Air Force locations, which will give the latest configuration of the Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The P-8A training system is an electronic classroom... 17 September 2018
Leonardo opened a new Leonardo Academy in Lincoln, U.K. that will educate Cyber and Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) technical specialists within the U.K. Ministry of Defense (MoD). In addition to UK Forces, the Leonardo Academy is also under contract to host delegates from international allies including Brazil and South Korea; in... 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
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
Aya Healthcare, a company that provides national healthcare staffing and workforce solutions with traveling clinicians, partnered with Health Scholars, a provider of experiential learning and simulation training for clinicians, to use Health Scholars’ screen-based virtual reality (VR) simulation course content to provide continuing education to its travel nurses. Health Scholars... 14 September 2018
Multi Pilot Simulations (MPS) won a contract from Skyborne Airline Academy to deliver, MPS says, the first fixed-base B737 MAX simulator to Skyborne’s new training center at Gloucestershire Airport, U.K. MPS says the B737 MAX will help Skyborne optimize its training for its next generation of pilots. The simulator is... 14 September 2018
London Biggin Hill Airport will launch a new apprentice program with East Surrey College to open aviation operations career opportunities to the local community. Five apprentices will assist trained airport professionals with the daily operations of hangars and ramps at London Biggin Hill. The program will launch in September 2019,... 14 September 2018
Valiant Integrated Services, a provider of mission services and supplies, won a three-year, $140-million contract to support the U.S. Army National Guard and provide Mission Command Training Support services, which will aid commanders in achieving Army readiness. Valiant will deliver individual and collective Mission Command system training in Live, Virtual,... 13 September 2018
airBaltic Pilot Academy welcomed 12 cadets into its second group to begin studies at its Pilot Academy in Latvia. The cadets will become airBaltic pilots after completing the two-year program. The airline hopes this pilot-training program it launched last year will help it secure more Baltic pilots, and says it saw... 13 September 2018
FAAC Incorporated, Arotech Corporation’s Training and Simulation Division, received $10.2-million in funding from the U.S. Army Contracting Command for its Army Virtual Clearance Training Suite (VCTS) follow-on program that is managed by the Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI). The follow-on effort provides training for... 13 September 2018
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