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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APATS 2025 Cabin Crew moderator Trevor Jensen interviews Katharine Ng about her innovative "Blue Skies Thinking" workshop, designed to help delegates redesign cabin crew training with practical, implementable frameworks. 31 July 2025
Acron Aviation has signed an Educational Service Agreement (ESA) with the United States Air Force to deliver initial pilot training for Air Force officers selected for Undergraduate Pilot Training. 30 July 2025
The U.S. Army adopts VBS4 to modernise its Games for Training programme, offering more immersive, flexible, and scalable virtual training across over 80 sites with enhanced simulation capabilities. 30 July 2025
Scott Urschel has joined Loft Dynamics to modernise helicopter training in North America. 30 July 2025
The timing of this honour is particularly fitting, as Captain Munns prepares to share her expertise at the 23rd European Aviation Training Summit (EATS), taking place from 4-6 November 2025 at the Estoril Congress Centre in Cascais, Portugal. 29 July 2025
With over 200 AI projects currently underway in aviation training worldwide, the sector's engagement with artificial intelligence extends far beyond the operational applications that dominate industry headlines. Andy Fawkes, Cedric Paillard (COO of Airline Pilot Club), Dr. Kevin Verdiere (Head of Product at Hinfact) and Halldale Group Editor Marty Kauchak meet for an APATS preview discussion that addresses this hidden landscape. 21 July 2025
GPS spoofing is happening across global hotspots from the Middle East to the Black Sea, forcing aircraft into dangerous course deviations, triggering false Ground Proximity warnings, and leaving pilots scrambling with poisoned navigation systems.
At APATS 25, we're confronting one of aviation's most dangerous blind spot head-on. 14 July 2025
The Asia-Pacific aviation market alone needs 244,000 new pilots, 249,000 technicians, and 323,000 cabin crew over the next two decades. Can traditional training methods really deliver at this scale? 10 July 2025
As Australia prepares for a new era of aviation, industry leaders are laying the groundwork for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) to transform how people and goods move across the continent. . 9 July 2025
This latest AI in Action episode, a DSET Preview, features host Andy Fawkes in conversation with Tess Butler (Ruddy Nice & DSET), Niall Campion (VRAI), and Alex Smith (Raytheon UK). The panel explores AI's practical applications in defence and training, from enhancing simulator effectiveness and data analytics to developing secure solutions and even Taylor Swift! 8 July 2025
