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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AERALIS, a British company developing a military and aerobatic jet trainer aircraft, has signed a MoU with KBR, Inc. A provider of differentiated professional services and technologies across the asset and program lifecycle within the defence sector, KBR have customers in more than 80 countries. AERALIS said KBR would... 17 September 2019
FlightLogger has expanded its presence in Germany by signing up an eighth customer in Cockpit4u Aviation Service. An international Approved Training Organisations (ATO) headquartered in Berlin, Cockpit4u have both initial and recurrent training of pilots all over the world. FlighLogger have digitalized Cockpit4u's entire operation over the last few... 17 September 2019
NSC is to support the UK Government’s research of next-generation Simulation and Synthetic Environments (SSE) for the British military. The simulation specialist will create and lead a community of suppliers to identify and exploit emerging and over-the-horizon technologies in support of the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and cross-governmental departments. ... 13 September 2019
FL Technics has extended its EASA Part-145 approval with Airbus A320neo family type (LEAP-1A & PW 1100G) for Line maintenance services. Part of Avia Solutions Group, FL Technics has added it to its main line station in Vilnius, Lithuania. Dubai, Vienna, Tbilisi, Riga and Kiev airports will also get... 12 September 2019
Luís Miguel Ribeiro has become the third member of the Joint Aviation Authorities Training Organisation (JAA TO) Foundation Board. Ribeiro, who is also chairman of the Board of ANAC Portugal, said he was "honoured" after being elected by members last month. "For years, ANAC’s qualified staff have received the... 12 September 2019
In a bid to boost training and employment opportunities, the construction sector in New Zealand is using VR technology. The Ministry of Social Development has partnered with Joy Business Academy (JBA) to develop the Skills for Industry Virtual Reality Training and Employment Tool. Its aim is to improve job opportunities... 12 September 2019
The European Defence Agency will open a Multinational Helicopter Training Centre (MHTC) in Sintra, Portugal by the end of 2022. The EDA and 18 of its member states will now develop the technical arrangement (TA) for the MHTC. The concept development phase concluded in January and has gained ministerial... 12 September 2019
The Jiangsu Maritime Institute (JMI) have signed a contract with Norway's Kongsberg for new simulators at its facilities in China. 9 September 2019
Italian tech company Leonardo and CAE are to collaborate on helicopter training solutions for the government market in the U.S. The two companies recently signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) that expands on their long-established relationship in helicopter training. The MoA focuses on delivering helicopter and training packages to... 6 September 2019
Melbourne's Royal Women’s Hospital will be home to a new, in-situ simulation education initiative after receiving A$2.4m in grants. The Australian hospital received A$1.6 million from Gandel Philanthropy and A$800,000 from the Melbourne Medical School at the University of Melbourne. Over four years the combined support, along with in-kind... 6 September 2019
