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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Flex Air announced the launch of Via Careers, the first flight training program to offer Income Share Agreements (ISAs) as an alternative to student loans. “Flex Air is a company built around serving our students in what historically has been a financially difficult journey to an airline career,” said... 4 October 2019
SkyOp LLC has been awarded a cooperative purchasing contract to make its customizable SkyOp Drone Training Curriculum available to local school districts through the New York Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES). Under the state-wide agreement, SkyOp will deliver its proprietary workforce-development STEM curriculum directly to local districts while... 4 October 2019
Key Lime Air, based in Englewood, Colorado, also doing business as Denver Air Connection, has awarded Avsoft International a long-term contract for an enterprise training solution. The company is using Avsoft’s Embraer ERJ 145 aircraft systems e-learning course for initial pilot type rating training prior to service introduction of... 4 October 2019
In an announcement by the U.S. Department of Defense, the Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. won a $16-million firm-fixed-price contract for the construction of a reserve training center complex at Joint Expeditionary Base, Little Creek, Virginia Beach, Virginia. The work to be performed will provide low-rise reinforced concrete and a steel... 2 October 2019
Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) has selected L3Harris Technologies to provide two level 5 compliant Flight Training Devices (FTDs) and a Virtual Flight Deck to help prepare students for professional pilot careers. The devices, based on the CRJ700 aircraft type, will feature an aircraft-specific flight deck that offers the... 2 October 2019
EMCube Inc. won a $67-million mixed contract type containing both cost-plus-fixed-fee and firm-fixed-price line items to provide services for the U.S. and United Kingdom Trident II D5 Strategic Weapon System programs and the United Kingdom Dreadnought programs. This procurement will provide systems engineering and training support; orientation and culture... 1 October 2019
The Whiting-Turner Contracting Co. has been awarded an $84-million firm-fixed-price contract for design and construction of the basic training command for Naval Special Warfare Command at Naval Base Coronado. The contract also contains two unexercised options and six planned modifications, which, if exercised, would increase cumulative contract value to... 1 October 2019
Participation in Girls in Aviation Day has spread far beyond the vision of the event five years ago as airports, FBOs, museums, universities and corporate members have joined Women in Aviation International (WAI) Chapters and Corporate Members to help spread the word that aviation and aerospace offer a rich... 1 October 2019
Diligent Robotics, the artificial intelligence company building socially intelligent robots that help people with their jobs, is launching its first product, a hospital robot assistant named Moxi, out of beta and into the market, beginning with the roll-out of Moxi into a Texas hospital starting October 2, 2019. Along... 1 October 2019
Pocket Nurse recognized local colleges and universities during Healthcare Simulation Week from September 16-20, 2019, by delivering cookies to healthcare simulation labs in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia. According to the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH), “Healthcare Simulation Week celebrates global professionals…who use simulation to improve the safety,... 30 September 2019
