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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The LORD Corporation, a vibration, noise and motion control provider, received the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Part Manufacturer Approval (PMA) for its enhanced Main Driveshaft Transmission Boot for Bell 412HP and 412EP helicopters. The company says PMA parts can reduce aircraft-on-ground time and save customers 35 percent on maintenance costs... 24 August 2018
Avsoft International won a long-term pilot training contract from West Atlantic Group. West Atlantic will use Avsoft’s proprietary Learning Management System AvLMS, and CRJ-200PF and 767-200SF with FPDS Upgrade courses that are customizable to West Atlantic’s fleet configuration. Avsoft will also provide its latest Cold Weather OPS -2017 course for... 24 August 2018
Studica Limited Canada, a retailer for academic software and technology products, expansion of its learning solutions for secondary and post-secondary healthcare programs. The expansion features simulators and models for teaching key nursing skills, including catheterization, wound care and injection administration. The training tools are paired with curriculum that focuses on... 23 August 2018
VT MAK, a Vision Technologies Systems Inc. (VT Systems) company, appointed retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. William Cole as the new President and CEO. Cole completed a career in the Army that included deployments to Iraq during Operation Desert Storm and Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. He held several... 23 August 2018
The Advanced Aircrew Academy, an International Business Aviation Council (IBAC) International Standards Support Services Affiliate (I3SA), published a white paper detailing the changes to training requirements and recommendations in IBAC’s 2018 International Standard for Business Aircraft Operations (IS-BAO). The white paper explains how IS–BAO required and recommended training will affect... 21 August 2018
Sponsored Content The British Army will host Medical Innovation 2018 at Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham on 2-3 October. The conference, led by The U.K. Ministry of Defence’s Defence Medical Services (DMS) will present the latest research on the patient and caregiver’s journey and innovation that seeks to improve the outcome for... 20 August 2018
Pilot Flight Academy (PFA) invested €6-million in new Diamond Aircraft planes and simulators including four DA42-VI aircraft, four DA40-NG aircraft and three DA-42 FNPT II simulators to expand its training program by the end of 2018, when it will have more than 300 student pilots. PFA’s CEO Frode Granlund says... 20 August 2018
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI), a provider of aerial vehicles and radar solutions, is expanding its Flight Test and Training Center (FTTC) at the Grand Sky Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Business Park near Grand Forks, North Dakota. The company says the growth of the facility from 5.5 to 20... 20 August 2018
The U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) chose TRU Simulation + Training, a provider of flight simulators and training solutions, for training systems support in the $980-million multiple-award Training Systems Contract IV that has a period of performance for up-to-nine years. The contract allows the NAWCTSD in... 17 August 2018
KBRwyle, part of KBR Inc., won a five-year U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD) contract to provide annual centrifuge-based training for all U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircrew, including approximately 600 students from the Blue Angels, Chief of Naval Air Training, Naval Strike Air Warfare Center and... 17 August 2018
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