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 Helicopter Flight Training Center, a Metro Aviation company, has appointed Robert Stevenson, a 20-year industry veteran, as its training center sales director. Robert Stevenson, Sales Director, Helicopter Flight Training Center. Image credit: Helicopter Flight Training Center. In this role, Stevenson will manage and build industry partnerships while developing... 30 January 2020
Low-fare carrier Frontier Airlines has opened its new 11,000-square-foot flight attendant recurrent training center in Orlando, Florida, and has been approved by the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority for its plans to build a 35,000-square-foot hangar at Orlando International Airport (MCO). The $10 million maintenance hangar will include indoor parking... 30 January 2020
AVT Simulation broke ground at a new headquarters facility that once completed, will be the 40,000 square-foot home in the Quadrangle in Orlando, Florida. Left to right: Kimberly Sheldon, CFO; Kyle Crooks, President; Robert Abascal, Founder, and CEO; Christina Wilson, Operations Manager, and FSO; Todd Andrew, President of Andrew... 30 January 2020
The next generation of pilots will learn to fly at the Qantas Group’s new Pilot Academy in Toowoomba, Australia, which officially opened in January 2020. The Pilot Academy will have the capacity to train up to 250 pilots each year to build a long-term talent pipeline for Qantas, Jetstar... 29 January 2020
BAA Training is expanding in Spain. Being a global aviation training provider, BAA Training chose the location and started the establishment of a training center near Barcelona–El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport. Image credit: BAA Training By establishing BAA Training Spain, the company is to open a 5300-square-meter modern training... 29 January 2020
Image credit: Leonardo Leonardo purchased an AW139 Level D Full Flight Simulator (FFS) by Suzuyo & Co of Japan. The AW139 FFS will be manufactured by Leonardo in collaboration with CAE and installed at Suzuyo & Co facilities located in Mt. Fuji Shizuoka Airport and will be operated by... 29 January 2020
Airman from the Air Force’s 34th Combat Training Squadron and the U.S. Army collaborated with coalition forces from Canada during the joint forcible entry and airborne assault training to kick off exercise Green Flag Little Rock 20-03 (GFLR 20-03) at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana,... 29 January 2020
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will host a public workshop on virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) in medicine on March 5, 2020, at the FDA White Oak Campus in Silver Springs, Maryland. The workshop, entitled "Medical Extended Reality: Toward Best Evaluation Practices for Virtual and Augmented Reality... 29 January 2020
Image credit: CPaT Global CPaT Global has been selected by Envoy Air Inc. to provide tailored E-learning solutions for its pilot training needs, including distance learning, interactive classroom diagrams and learning management systems. Envoy will utilize CPaT’s E-learning solutions to provide classroom and mobile training for its Embraer EMB-175,... 29 January 2020
CAE has signed a contract amendment with the NATO Airborne Early Warning & Control Program Management Agency (NAPMA) to perform avionics updates on the E-3A flight deck simulator and E-3A flight training device located at NATO Airbase Geilenkirchen in Germany. CAE will be upgrading the avionics on the NATO... 28 January 2020
