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

Thanks to the UK’s National Army Museum we have a great competition for readers – tickets to an exclusive talk by Ed Macy MC, former British Army Apache AH1 pilot and author of the bestselling ‘Apache’ & ‘Hellfire’ books.

This week, Aerospace International Editor Tim Robinson has been interviewed on one of the web’s most popular aviation podcasts, Airplane Geeks, on the effects of the UK’s SDSR on the British military rotorcraft fleet, and how the UK’s Joint Helicopter Command prepares for the challenges of operations in Afghanistan.

This weekly podcast is the no1 aviation-related podcast on iTunes and in the past has featured other aviation journalists, analysts and commentators to talk about current issues in the aerospace community, such as airline strategy, safety and Required Navigation Performance (RNP). It covers commercial, general and military aviation news stories.

RAF Chinook on Excercise Pashtun Jaguar 2011 earlier this year.

Why not head over to airplanegeeks.com to listen to this week’s episode (144)  and check out their other episodes!

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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 week, the Royal Aeronautical Society has been featured in a segment on  one of the web’s most popular aviation podcasts, Airplane Geeks, with Aerospace International Editor Tim Robinson being interviewed for the show on the UK’s SDSR and defence cuts - and the Libyan no-fly zone’s impact on these decisions.

This weekly podcast is the no1 aviation-related podcast on iTunes and in the past has featured other aviation journalists, analysts and commentators to talk about current issues in the aerospace community, such as airline strategy, safety and Required Navigation Performance (RNP). It covers commercial, general and military aviation news stories.

Why not head over to airplanegeeks.com to listen to this week’s episode (143) to hear the Editor talking about UK defence cuts, SDSR and Libya  and check out their other episodes!

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

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