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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TRU Simulation + Training’s ETOPS Pilot Training Center received EASA certification for the ATR 42/72-600 Pilot Training Program, in Toulouse, France. ETOPS serves European Airbus, Boeing and ATR platforms for type-rating and instructor certifications. ETOPS says it will expand its course offerings in the coming weeks. ... 16 July 2018
As we see improvements in technology performance and assessment there is also the opportunity to significantly reduce cost of medical education and training. Paul Pribaz reports. Natalia Grudzien, a second-year medical student at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP), lifts two controllers up to her... 16 July 2018
Surgical training company National Bioskills Laboratories (NBL) opened a third location this month in San Francisco, establishing a west coast facility as it builds a national network of full-service bioskills training facilities that provide medical device companies and physicians with full-service planning and execution for hands-on training events. This new... 13 July 2018
ACME earned a new patent for the all-electric Gun Active Recoil (GAR) system, used by the U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines; Canadian Ministry of Defense and the U.K. Royal Navy. The new patent highlights ACME’s realistic, full-force recoil at any rate of fire for actual or fully-weighted replica... 13 July 2018
Trideum won a $93 million U.S. Army Contracting Command Aerial Target Systems 2 (ATS-2) contract to provide high-performance unmanned aerial target system support for five years. ATS-2 tasks will include research, development, test and evaluation, and commercial-off-the-shelf and non-commercial materials, technical flight, engineering field support, and logistical and technical support... 12 July 2018
In the face of greying demographics, it is only reasonable to ask that question. Chuck Weirauch did just that. Some firms and organizations in the simulation and training industry are reporting a shortage of employee talent to replace retiring engineers and other key support personnel. MS&T has solicited input... 22 November 2017
