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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The Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) fleet of six P-3K2 Orion aircraft have had a simulation training upgrade. The upgrade was part of a $22 million contract to enhance New Zealand’s airborne anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capabilities. It included state-of-the-art acoustics processing. The technology had never been installed on... 15 August 2019
Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) forces are journeying to the United States and Canada for the Maritime Express initiative. The SNMG1 assembled in Brest, France, ahead of the mission which will focus heavily on interoperability and building and maintaining readiness forces through a variety of exercises. SNMG1 includes... 14 August 2019
UK CAA have approved VA Airline Training to deliver Airbus A320 type rating training under EASA regulations. VA specialise in the provision of pilot training courses using both B737 and A320 simulators. “Expansion of our services into aircraft type rating training is an important and exciting step in our... 14 August 2019
Cobham Aviation has opened the application process for its 2020 cadet pilot course at Adelaide's Parafield Airport. The Australian course, which was introduced in 2018, welcomes aspiring pilots with little or no experience to train for Cobham's dedicated Special Mission crews. Cadets are readied for the role of First... 14 August 2019
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is introducing VR training for its bus drivers, the first Middle East government entity to do so. The RTA said VR technology was being integrated to improve driver standards and provide a better customer service. "RTA will use VR technology in basic and... 14 August 2019
Students at Imperial College London and Leiden University are exploring whether they can replace the traditional exam paper with AR medical assessments. The two institutions have conducted a pilot involving medical students using headset AR technology having successfully trialled it on a panel of experts. "Introducing this technology means... 13 August 2019
CAE and LATAM Airlines Group have agreed to extend their training partnership contract for a further six years until 2030. The renewed deal will see CAE continue to train more than 4,000 LATAM Airlines pilots and 9,000 cabin crew members per year at CAE training centres in South America. 13 August 2019
BAE Systems has been given a contract to deliver Sceptre mission planner to the Royal Air Force for its Typhoon fleet. Sceptre draws on vast amounts of command and control information needed to plan, brief and execute missions. It combines 3D cockpit views, representation of digital aeronautical flight information,... 13 August 2019
Staff at a new HS2 and Crossrail train station will undergo an AR training programme to prepare them for life at what is expected to be one of London's busiest interchanges. 13 August 2019
Germany's TL Aviation have become the latest company to employ FlightLogger's flight training software. TL Aviation are based at Mönchengladbach airport and offer a wide range of pilot training programs. They are the sixth German company to employ Flightlogger as their digital operation tool. Danish-based FlightLogger have secured a... 9 August 2019
