IAN STRACHAN reports from the Weapon Systems and Technology post-Strategic Defence and Security Review Conference, organised by the RAeS Weapon Systems and Technology Group.

This is a full article published in Aerospace International: May 2011

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

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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.   

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

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

Day 2 aviation news highlights from the Asian Aerospace 2011 exhibition held in Hong Kong.
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Day 1 aviation news highlights from the Asian Aerospace 2011 exhibition held in Hong Kong.
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A report of the first news from the Asian Aerospace 2011 exhibition held in Hong Kong. Go To Item

Tim Robinson reports from Asian Aerospace 2011, held in Hong Kong on 8-10 March.

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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.

Exclusive interview with Dr Reinhard Opitz - German WW2 veteran and one of the few pilots to have flown the rocket-powered Messerschmitt Me 163 fighter. Go To Item

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.

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

Robot bizjet salesmen, the rise of airborne iPAds and a glass-cockpit biplane. TIM ROBINSON reports from the final Day 4 of the NBAA business aviation show.

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Eclipse Aerospace gets a big boost, a 21st century seaplane and a turboprop back from the dead. TIM ROBINSON reports from Day 3 of the NBAA business aviation show.

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A new entry-level bizjet, a pimped out VIP regional and supersonic research. Day 2 highlights from the NBAA 2010 business aviation convention. TIM ROBINSON reports.

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New product launches, maintaining R&D and a $1bn order from NetJets were among the themes of the first day of the NBAA business aviation convention in Atlanta, Georgia. TIM ROBINSON reports

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Tim Robinson reports from the 63rd National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) 2010 meeting and exhibition, in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Exclusive interview with Captain Eric ‘Winkle’ Brown – WW2 aviator, one of the world’s greatest test pilots and holder of the record for number of different aircraft types flown.

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