Patrick Johnston
Patrick Johnston is an experienced journalist having reported and edited on a wide range of news, sport and lifestyle stories over a 12 year career at Reuters. He specializes in digital storytelling and holds a First Class Master's degree in Media and Communications from City, University in London.
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Some 25 students from Saudi Arabia have graduated from an air traffic control (ATC) training programme provided by Airways International Ltd, following two years of study in New Zealand. Their graduation on Nov 29 marked the completion of a scholarship provided by the Ministry of Education and the General... 28 November 2019
BAA Training Spain has purchased an Alsim AL250 simulator. The Alsim AL250 is a generic and compact simulator for single & multi engine piston (SEP/MEP reconfigurable) PPL, CPL & IR training. "With over 300 student-pilots in Ab Initio school, a training device, as the Alsim AL250, simulating both single... 28 November 2019
FlightLogger has entered the mountains of Andorra by signing up its first customer in the principality, the Andorra Aviation Academy. The academy shares ground facilities with the Universitat d’Andorra in Sant Julià de Lòria. Although the current ground school facilities are in Andorra, the academy has multiple agreements with... 28 November 2019
QuantaDyn has become a key supplier for the UK MOD contract entitled Joint Fires Synthetic Training (JFST), which will deliver multiple networked static and mobile training systems set to train mounted and dismounted Joint Fires teams and Joint Fires Cells. Image courtesy of QuantaDyn The systems will be supplied... 28 November 2019
South Korea's Cheongju University have ordered an A320 Door Trainer for use by Aero K from cabin crew simulator training specialists Spatial. The Aero K, a South Korean Ultra Low Cost Carrier (ULCC), will commence operations from Cheongju International Airport next year. The simulator will allow the airline’s cabin... 28 November 2019
Ultimate High Academy (UHA) has been approved by the UK CAA for their Multi-Pilot UPRT training course to be in full compliance with new EU regulation FCL.745.A ahead of the final mandatory implementation date of 20th December 2019. This enables modular graduates from UHA's training alliance partner, VA, to... 28 November 2019
BEML, a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment in India, has installed a TecknoSIM dumper simulator to train drivers and operators engaged in mining operations in Mysore. 27 November 2019
Varjo Technologies has expanded its value-added re-seller network with Antycip Simulation, a European provider of virtual reality solutions, visual displays, simulation tools and engineering services. Picture courtesy of ©Lorne Campbell - Guzelian As part of the agreement, Antycip Simulation will provide Varjo HMDs to customers using its portfolio of... 27 November 2019
Digital Projection has appointed three key sales employees across the EMEA region. The new hires - Christoph Hellmuth, Artur Kita and Nizar Nasser - will serve interests in DACH, Poland and the Middle East, respectively, in order to better serve the company’s ongoing expansion and client support programme in... 27 November 2019
Pictured from left, Mark Casey, CEO AFTA, Mehmet T Nane, CEO Pegasus and Táinaiste Simon Coveney TD. Picture John Sheehan Irish international flight school, Atlantic Flight Training Academy (AFTA), has agreed a partnership with Turkish low-cost carrier Pegasus Airlines to train cadets for their future careers as commercial pilots... 27 November 2019
