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.
By 2020, the Italian air force will have overhauled the way it trains pilots, with a fleet of new aircraft, a new training structure and increased use of simulation paving the way for pilots to fly types such as the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and UAVs such as the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper and Piaggio Aero Hammerhead.
LONDON — The head of the U.K. Military Aviation Authority (MAA) has expressed concerns over a lack of suitably qualified and experienced personnel across the U.K. military aviation community.
January’s news that BAE Systems Regional (BAESR) used additive layer manufacturing—better known as 3-D printing—to make an out-of-production spare part for its Avro RJ line turned a few heads. In commercial aftermarket circles, however, it is the company’s work in a similar area—producing European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA)-certified independent replacement parts—that is even more notable.
