Andy Smith
Andy has been a simulation and training advocate for over 35 years after an early career in tradeshows and publishing, launching Military Simulation & Training Magazine, with Moench Publishing in 1983. Six years into that program airlines and simulation leaders requested a magazine to support global airline’s as they began their journey toward a high reliability industry; hence CAT Magazine, and since 1998 the successful series of Airline Training events. He launched Halldale as a buyout in 1992 and started Halldale’s USA operations in 2002 launching Medical Training Magazine in 2012. He is married to Chrissy, their two children being his proudest ‘launches’, and is a keen historian, cook, reader and sports consumer!
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The move to Bangkok for APATS 2026 was announced during APATS 2025, reflecting Asia-Pacific’s accelerating aviation growth. 26 August 2025
Halldale’s very own Walter Ullrich explores flight simulation history from 1799 to VR in his new book. 21 January 2025
APATS 2024 highlighted the aviation industry's shift toward competency-based training, innovation, and enhanced safety standards. 17 September 2024
Join more than 300 academic, industry and government leaders at WISA's second annual Sustainable Aeronautics Summit, taking place 25 October. 18 September 2023
Halldale Founder Andy Smith reflects on the key themes from APATS 2023, the first live edition in Singapore since 2019. 6 September 2023
IATA released perhaps better than expected data for May 2023 with RPK’s reaching 90.8% of pre-pandemic levels, with Asia Pacific in particular continuing its strong revival. 13 July 2023
Halldale Founder and CEO Andy Smith ponders an inflection point in U.S. airline training, particularly for pilots. 2 May 2023
The world is at an economic, strategic and technological inflection point, with defence forces under pressure to act now to embrace emerging technology, create flexible organisations and above all recalibrate to face a more conventional form of combat. It’s a time to take bold action, adapt and transform. 9 January 2023
Our goal at Halldale is to be the catalyst and hub for simulation training, so we’re looking to the future, learning from last year to better build and shape 2023 activities to meet the needs of our community. 19 December 2022
