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.
Germany’s government is leasing a converted Airbus A340 from Lufthansa to transport German aid workers who become infected with the deadly Ebola virus. The aircraft, an Airbus A340-300, has been fitted out by Lufthansa Technik with a special isolation unit and other facilities which would allow patents to be given more comprehensive care than was previously possible on the smaller aircraft types being used to transport patients. The German government has the aircraft on an initial six-month lease.
