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In their attempts to weed out passengers infected with the Covid-19 virus, more airports and airlines are implementing tests, temperature checks, and even dog-sniffers to identify flyers who should be denied departure boarding or quarantined on arrival.
A prime example is Frankfurt Airport, which together with Lufthansa, the German Red Cross and rare disease research company Centogene has established the first walk-in Covid testing facility in Germany. A Centogene representative told CAT they are currently conducting about 3,500 to 4,000 tests per day, with more than 50,000 tests since the facility opened in late June.
The SARS-CoV-2 RT-PCR (Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction) test detects whether an acute infection with the virus is present. It has received Emergency Use Authorization by the US Food and Drug Administration.
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The Association of the United States Army announced that Mary Trier, president and chief executive officer of Capital Communications and Consulting, has been chosen as the 2020 Drexel Biddle Medal recipient, a national award for outstanding contributions to the association. 18 August 2020
Following the official launch of LapAR, Inovus Medical’s surgical training platform has gained a foothold in the USA with units being sold across the U.S. within hours of the product launch. 18 August 2020
Halldale CEO Andy Smith relaunches the new monthly SCT e-newsletter by discussing the coronavirus' effect on the safety critical workforce and how it will change the training industry. 18 August 2020
Rewatch the first of our new series of online discussions regarding current training and simulation issues and best practices across civil aviation, military, healthcare and other safety-critical industries. 18 August 2020
The Royal Australian Air Force recently completed a complex virtual training exercise conducted over a two week period between 29 June - 10 July. Exercise Virtual Pitch Black 20 allowed the RAAF to overcome Covid-19 related training restrictions,in particular, the conduction of large force multi-national training exercises. 18 August 2020
Immerse have launched their Virtual Enterprise Platform, which combines the transformative power of VR with enterprise-ready functionality. 18 August 2020
Resilient Pilot, the free pilot mentoring service, has launched a new product to help pilots return safely to the flight deck when airline recruitment recommences. 18 August 2020
Australia’s University of Southern Queensland has taken delivery of the latest PacSim NextGen EuroJet PS4.5 Flight Training Device. 17 August 2020
CAE USA has been awarded a contract from the Defense Innovation Unit to support the U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command and its Undergraduate Pilot Training initiative. 17 August 2020
Applied Training Solutions and Trideum Corporation are among Inc. Magazine’s annual Inc. 5000 list – the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. 17 August 2020
Well established in aviation, Crew Resource Management or CRM has found a place in the railway sector. SCT’s Mario Pierobon reports. 17 August 2020
