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Future of Heathrow - Comment

Added on 24 May 2011 by Keith Hayward

Professor Keith Hayward, the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Head of Research offers his commentary on the RAeS ‘The Future of Heathrow - the challenges and opportunies ahead’ seminar organised by the Society’s Air Transport Group on 23 May.

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Paris Air Show 2011 preview

Added on 29 April 2011 by Tim Robinson

A preview of what to look forward to at this year’s Paris Air Show on 20-26 June

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Making connections - airlines face up to social media

Added on 15 April 2011 by Royal Aeronautical Society

Airlines are making ever increasing use of social media sites to reach out and interact with their customers. BILL READ reports on the brave new virtual world of fan pages, loyalty strategies, viral campaigns, influencers and travel tribes.   

This is a full article published in Aerospace International: April 2011
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Aircraft Interiors Expo

Added on 08 April 2011 by admin

Bill Read reports from the annual Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg where over 500 companies showcased the latest innovations in cabin interiors.

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Aerodays Madrid - Part 2

Added on 01 April 2011 by Bill Read

Part 2 of a report from the European Commission’s Aerodays conference - highlighting the latest aeronautical research and development. Go To Item

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Aerodays Madrid

Added on 31 March 2011 by Bill Read

Bill Read reports from Madrid on the European Commission’s Aerodays conference - highlighting the latest aeronautical research and development. Go To Item

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Asian Aerospace 2011 - Day 2 highlights

Added on 09 March 2011 by Tim Robinson

Day 2 aviation news highlights from the Asian Aerospace 2011 exhibition held in Hong Kong.
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Asian Aerospace 2011 - Day 1 highlights

Added on 08 March 2011 by Tim Robinson

Day 1 aviation news highlights from the Asian Aerospace 2011 exhibition held in Hong Kong.
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Asian Aerospace 2011 - first news

Added on 07 March 2011 by Tim Robinson

A report of the first news from the Asian Aerospace 2011 exhibition held in Hong Kong. Go To Item

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Shifting sands – aviation and Middle East unrest

Added on 25 February 2011 by Tim Robinson

The events currently unfolding in the Middle East as the people protests, fanned by social media, has profound implications for the region – which as yet are still unclear. Autocratic regimes, their rule, formerly seeming strong, are now either under siege or facing major challenges. But what are the implications for aviation?

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VIDEO: Captain Frank Santoni - Chief Test Pilot, Boeing Commercial Airplanes

Added on 11 February 2011 by Tim Robinson

On 1 February the Flight Test Group Evening Lecture was given by Captain Frank Santoni - Chief Test Pilot, Commercial Airplanes, Boeing on the 787 and 747-8. A former naval aviator, Captain Santoni now heads the civil aircraft test pilot group at Boeing and, as was described in his introduction during the lecture, “is rated to fly anything with a 7 on the end of it.”

We took the opportunity to ask Captain Santoni about the 787 test schedule, his day-to-day job and the challenges of glass cockpit airliners.

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Fresh greens - why the environment is back on the aviation agenda

Added on 02 February 2011 by Royal Aeronautical Society

With the aviation industry now moving out of survival mode, the environment is now firmly back on the agenda for decision makers. TIM ROBINSON reports from the first Imperial College Aviation Forum held on 6 January.

This is a full article published in Aerospace International: February 2011
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Under the ash cloud

Added on 07 January 2011 by Royal Aeronautical Society

In 2010 an ash cloud from an eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland caused the closure of much of Europe’s airspace for six days from 16-21 April. A conference at the Royal Aeronautical Society on 9 November focused on the events and their consequences and looked at what lessons could be learned for the future. BILL READ reports.

This is a full article published in Aerospace International: January 2011
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EXCLUSIVE - Qantas QF32 flight from the cockpit

Added on 08 December 2010 by Tim Robinson

On 4 November Qantas flight QF32, an Airbus A380 outbound from Singapore, ran into serious problems when a turbine on its Rolls-Royce Trent 900 engine suffered an uncontained failure. We caught up with one of the five pilots onboard, who describes how the crew professionally dealt with the incident, the sequence of events, and how the most dangerous period was after they had landed.
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Air cargo - the weakest link?

Added on 03 December 2010 by Royal Aeronautical Society

As air cargo starts to recover from the recession, Richard Gardner looks at aviation’s most vulnerable sector.

This is a full article published in Aerospace International: December 2010
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Airline alliances – the good, the bad and the ugly?

Added on 19 November 2010 by Tim Robinson

Are global airline alliances good or bad for the consumer? A recent debate at the Royal Aeronautical Society highlighted the pros and cons of these transnational giants.

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Farnborough 2010 highlights – key executives video interviews 2

Added on 06 August 2010 by Tim Robinson

Also high on the agenda at this year’s Farnborough airshow was ‘greener aviation’ and the efforts the aerospace industry is making in pushing forward exciting new developments in sustainable aviation. With aviation growth now set to resume, technologies such as newer ultra-efficient airliners, open-rotor engines and algae-based biofuels will be critical in balancing the worldwide demand for air travel with the need to reduce its carbon footprint. We interviewed two top-level executives - Dr Jean Botti, EADS and Charles Champion, Airbus about some of these ‘green’ developments in aerospace.

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Of Chinese trains and new single aisles - Boeing releases its Commercial Market Outlook

Added on 18 July 2010 by Tim Robinson

Last Thursday, Boeing released its Commercial Market Outlook – a 20 year forecast that attempts to peer into the crystal ball as to how many airliners the world will need over the next two decades. Presented to the aviation media and transport correspondents in London by Randy Tinseth (you can check out his blog here) it is available in full here. (the last 2009 CMO got downloaded some 259,971 times). Boeing has a full-time staff of six people preparing this annual report and uses it to drive its strategy as well as sharing it with customers. Go To Item

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