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Podcast: Revolutions in Vertical Flight Episode 1 - The Birth of VTOL
Welcome to Shephard Studio’s podcast series on Revolutions in Vertical Flight, sponsored by our partner Bell. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. The Revolutions in Vertical ...
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Podcast: Revolutions in Vertical Flight Episode 2: The Dawn of the Helicopter
Welcome to Shephard Studio’s podcast series on Revolutions in Vertical Flight, sponsored by our partner Bell. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. The Revolutions in Vertical Flight ...
Naval Warfare
Fleet escort cuts impending as UK's frigate maths fails to add up
The clearest indication yet that the UK RN will see a drop in fleet escort numbers in the coming years has come to light, as ...
Land Warfare
Poland receives first high-mobility vehicles
Poland’s air cavalry and airborne brigades will soon be operating new high-mobility vehicles, after the country’s MoD took delivery of the first batch of the ...
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Podcast: The changing role of the frigate, artificial intelligence on the battlefield, and Leonardo's US Navy helicopter win
Welcome to Episode 2 of the second series of The Weekly Defence Podcast. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and more. Sign up to an early email alert ...
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Defence Insight: Year in Review (Video)
In 2019, Defence Insight has been improving its database improving existing content and upgrading the export functionality. In the Sea domain, we expanded the scope ...
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Former NTSB member Coughlin joins Pinnacle board
23rd December 2008
Pinnacle Airlines Corporation has announced that Susan MacGregor Coughlin has joined its board of directors. Coughlin is a former vice-chairman and member of the National ...
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Former German Secretary of State to join Air Berlin
23rd December 2008
On 1 January 2009, Matthias von Randow, the former Secretary of State at Germany's Federal Ministry for Transport, Construction and Urban Development, will join Air ...
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VLM to launch LCY-Eindhoven service
23rd December 2008
VLM Airlines will introduce non-stop service from London City Airport to Eindhoven on 12 January 2009. The airline will operate twice every weekday and once ...
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Spanish start-up Andalus takes an ERJ 145
23rd December 2008
Airstream International Group has placed an Embraer ERJ 145 with new carrier, Andalus Lineas Aereas in Spain. The aircraft, serial number 219, was previously operated ...
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Southwest applies for US-Canada route approval
23rd December 2008
Southwest Airlines has submitted an application to the US Department of Transportation (DoT) to acquire international route authority to operate flights between the United States ...
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New Luton-Jersey route for Flybe
23rd December 2008
Flybe has announced the introduction of a brand new route from London Luton to the Channel Island of Jersey for summer 2009. Flights are on ...
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Rotorhub
AgustaWestland And CEIIA Sign R&D, Design And Engineering Contract
23rd December 2008
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that it has signed a six year contract with CEIIA of Portugal for the Research and Development, ...
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Defence Helicopter
Heligo Charters Starts AW139 Offshore Operations In India
23rd December 2008
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that Heligo Charters Pvt Ltd, the Mumbai based offshore helicopter operator, has started operations this month in ...
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Boeing to lead Southwest Airlines 737 flight deck modernisation
22nd December 2008
Boeing has been selected by Southwest Airlines as the lead integrator for the airline's 737-300/-700 flight deck upgrade to incorporate advanced performance-based navigation capabilities. Boeing's ...
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Wataniya to serve Beirut and Bahrain from March
22nd December 2008
Kuwait-based premium carrier Wataniya Airways will serve Beirut and Bahrain from March 2009. Flights will begin with the arrival of the airline’s second leased Airbus ...
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Defence Helicopter
Bond buy EC135 for wind farm servicing missions
22nd December 2008
Eurocopter UK is delighted to announce the first UK order for a wind farm maintenance helicopter in the UK. Bond Air Services has ordered an ...
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Defence Helicopter
New engine contract for Sea King engines
22nd December 2008
The Ministry of Defence has awarded Rolls-Royce Defence Aerospace a £258 million contract to support the engines on its fleet of Royal Navy and Royal ...
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British Airways orders Embraers
22nd December 2008
British Airways has signed a contract with Embraer for 11 E-Jets. The company has ordered six Embraer 170 and five Embraer 190SR jets, to be ...
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Inflight Online goes to Consumer Electronics Show
21st December 2008
In a reflection of the growing significance of passenger carry-on devices, Inflight Online will make its first appearance at the world’s top consumer electronics event ...
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WIMAX WATCH: Laptops and UMPCs to drive early growth
20th December 2008
The bulk of early WiMAX device shipments will be laptops and ultra-mobile PCs, according to a new report from Arizona-based In-Stat. WiMAX is the “WiFi ...
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Ryanair onboard cellphone launch imminent, says OnAir
19th December 2008
The biggest onboard cellphone trial to date could finally take to the air within the next month, according to service provider OnAir. “About 20 installations ...
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Newquay Cornwall Airport reopens to commercial flights under new civilian licence
19th December 2008
Flights will resume on 20 December, 2008 Newquay Cornwall Airport, which transferred from Ministry of Defence to Cornwall County Council ownership on 1 December, has ...
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Unmanned Vehicles
Boeing A160T Unmanned Rotorcraft Shifts Gears in Flight, Passes 100 Flight-Hours
19th December 2008
Boeing has announced that its A160 Turbine (A160T) Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft has achieved two key milestones: using its two-speed transmission to change gears in flight, ...
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ATR starts ground tests of the '600 Series'
19th December 2008
ATR achieved today an important milestone with the start of the ground tests of the ‘-600 series' pre-series aircraft. The aircraft manufacturer started testing the ...
