easyJet is to open 14 new routes as part of its summer 2009 programme. Nine of the new routes will operate from UK regional airports. As part of the expansion, easyJet will base an additional aircraft at Liverpool from 1 June and at Manchester from 4 August.
The services, with their weekly frequencies in parentheses, comprise Newcastle to Malta (2); Bristol to Corfu (2) and Bastia (1); Liverpool to Dubrovnik (3), Naples (4),and Bordeaux (3); Manchester to Corfu (1 from 4 May, 2 from 7 August), Athens (2) and Bastia (1); Geneva to Dubrovnik (2); Berlin to Dubrovnik (3); Basel to Bordeaux (2); Paris CDG to Ajaccio (daily); and Bilbao to Ibiza (5).
The DoD has changed its structures and is been increasing efforts to facilitate access to loans by companies interested in working with artificial intelligence, advanced materials and semiconductors, biotechnology and quantum science.
India has approved millions of dollars in new military purchases, most of which will go to public sector companies.
The main obstacles to overcoming risks in the region are a lack of a strong cybersecurity culture and inadequate funds to invest in this domain given a widespread Chinese presence in the region.
MBDA is adapting to supply chain pressures as the Russian invasion of Ukraine leads to increased demand for armaments.
Despite the additional funding promised this week, the UK armed forces still look set to face cutbacks, and maintaining international commitments to AUKUS and GCAP may limit the options for other programmes.
This week on the Shephard Defence Podcast, senior naval reporter Harry Lye and military training & simulation reporter Norbert Neumann chat with Professor John Louth.
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