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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U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Patla is the new commander for the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) Detachment 157 on Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Daytona Beach Campus in Florida — one of the largest AFROTC programs in the country and a top pilot-producing detachment for the U.S. Air Force. 12 September 2018
Commercial 2 Corporate (C2C), a private aviation service provider that offers specialist training courses, will launch a cabin crew-training program with KURA Aviation in October that will teach cabin crews how to transition to corporate aviation from commercial. The 2-day C2C Essentials training course will give cabin crews the knowledge and... 12 September 2018
Alsim sold an AL250 simulator to Flyschool Air Academy in Madrid, Spain. The AL250 features modern technology advancements and is EASA-FNPT II (Flight Navigation Procedures Trainer) certified. It addresses initial phase training needs for Private Pilot License (PPL), Commercial Pilot License (CPL) and Instrument-Rating on Multi-Engine aircraft, (IR/ME) and is Single-engine... 11 September 2018
Multi Pilot Simulations (MPS), a developer and manufacturer of fixed-base simulators, received EASA Level 1 Flight Training Device (FTD-1) certification for its 737 MAX simulator from the Dutch Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) after its testing in the MPS factory in the Netherlands. The fixed-base simulator is a replica of the... 10 September 2018
Bohemia Interactive Simulations (BISim), a developer of military simulation and training software, will provide its VBS3 platform to support three Australian Defence Force (ADF) projects including the L200-2 BMS (Battle Management System), Land 400 Phase 2 (Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle), and the Weapon Training Simulation System. The ADF will use... 10 September 2018
MASS, a Cohort plc company, introduced its new software-based training solution NEWTS (Networked Electronic Warfare Training Simulator). The classroom-based simulator will let the 11th (Royal School of Signals) Signal Regiment deliver training to support the U.K. MOD’s (Ministry of Defence) Electronic Warfare (EW) capability. NEWTS will provide a flexible, reliable... 7 September 2018
Williams Advanced Engineering, in collaboration with BAE Systems, introduced its cockpit simulator in a time-lapse video of the build, before delivering it to BAE Systems’ training and simulation facility at Warton, Lancashire. Aerospace engineers will use the simulator to develop and optimize the next generation of cockpit designs for future... 7 September 2018
Elbit Systems of Australia won a three-year contract from the Australian Defence Force (ADF) to deliver a Cyber Training Range that will boost its cyber security capabilities. Elbit Systems will provide an interim cyber range, a network design and build, cyber-range training and teaching materials. The range will be used... 7 September 2018
Cloud Global Group acquired a second Diamond DA42 Twinstar aircraft for its subsidiary company, ACS Flight Training. The £1-million investment will double the Twinstar fleet used for commercial flight training at Perth Airport in Scotland. The DA42 features an environmentally friendly diesel engine and a Garmin G1000 glass cockpit with... 6 September 2018
CACI International Inc., a provider of information solutions and services, won a prime position on a nine-year, $184-million multiple-award contract to support the U.S. Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (DCNO) Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education (MPT&E) organization. The MPT&E organization is responsible for manning the fleet and making sure that... 6 September 2018
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