Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines. Tony has covered avionics, unmanned vehicles, the supply chain and cyberwarfare.
Investigators probing the cause of a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747-400 emergency landing at London’s Gatwick Airport last December have attributed the cause to incorrect installation of a landing gear actuator.
The British government has outlined plans to accelerate the widespread use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), and potentially to open non-segregated airspace for use by such systems by the end of the decade.
