No.4 HAMILTON PLACE
National Aerospace Library 
On 23 April, the sixth leg of Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner worldwide ‘Dreamtour’ to meet customers, suppliers and VIPs, was launched at London Heathrow. Report & analysis.
Tag Archives: aerosociety
Air Transport
London’s airport capacity problem – comment
Professor Keith Hayward, the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Head of Research offers his commentary on the growing pressure to resolve London’s airport capacity issues.
Aerospace, Air Transport
Command lessons from QF32
Airlines are now adapting their pilot training for aircraft captains in the light of recent aviation incidents involving highly automated airliners. A report of some of the key issues at the recent RAeS ‘The Aircraft Commander in the 21st Century’ conference.
Aerospace, Air Transport
Aerospace International Editor on Airplane Geeks podcast
This week, Aerospace International Editor Tim Robinson was one of the special guests in the Across the Pond segment on one of the web’s most popular aviation podcasts, Airplane Geeks, to discuss the recent Singapore Airshow, a BAC Lightning being restored in the US and a rare vintage aviation film of a 1966 RAeS Garden Party, celebrating the Society’s Centenary.
Aerospace, Air Transport
Video – Evolution and the future of the flightdeck
An exclusive video of one of the speakers at the Royal Aeronautical Society’s ‘The Aircraft Commander in the 21st Century’ conference – Captain Scott Martin, Experimental Test Pilot at Gulfstream Aerospace.
Community
The Royal Aeronautical Society’s Centenary Garden Party in 1966 – caught on film
Rare archive colour footage of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Centenary Garden Party which includes a flying display, held on 9 July 1966 at the Hawker Siddeley Aerodrome, Woodford.
Aerospace, Air Transport
Aerospace International Editor on Airplane Geeks podcast
This week, Aerospace International Editor Tim Robinson was one of the special guests in the Across the Pond segment on one of the web’s most popular aviation podcasts, Airplane Geeks, to discuss the roll-out of the nEUROn UCAV, the RAF buying second-hand BAe146s and the controversial Thames Estuary airport plan.
Aerospace, Defence
VIDEO: Ed Strongman – Chief Test Pilot Military, Airbus
On the eve of the Airbus A400M’s Type Certification, an exclusive interview with Ed Strongman, Chief Test Pilot, Airbus Military on the ‘Grizzly’ flight test programme.
Aerospace, From the Aerospace International
Europe in a spin – the Euro crisis & aerospace
What could the collapse of the Euro mean to the aerospace industry? A special analysis from Professor Keith Hayward, the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Head of Research, who assesses the impact and effects of the Eurozone crisis on the aviation sector.
Aerospace, Air Transport
Aerospace International Editor previews 2012 on Airplane Geeks podcast
This week, Aerospace International Editor Tim Robinson was one of the special guests in the Across the Pond segment on one of the web’s most popular aviation podcasts, Airplane Geeks, to preview what will be the biggest aviation stories in 2012.
Aerospace, Air Transport
VIDEO: Captain Suzanna Darcy-Hennemann – Chief Pilot and Director of Flight Training, Boeing
Captain Suzanna Darcy-Hennemann – Chief Pilot and Director of Flight Training, Boeing talks about challenges of training new pilots to meet the huge demand from airlines across the globe.
Aerospace, Air Transport
Video interview – Peter Foster, Air Astana
Video interview with Peter Foster, head of Air Astana, Kazakhstan’s flag carrier, on the challenges of being Central Asia’s fastest growing airline.
Aerospace, Air Transport
Aerospace International Editor joins discussion on Airplane Geeks podcast
This week, Aerospace International Editor Tim Robinson was one of the special guests in the Across the Pond segement on one of the web’s most popular aviation podcasts, Airplane Geeks, to discuss the implications of the air campaign in Libya and Kazahkstan’s fast growing flag carrier Air Astana.
Aerospace, Air Transport
Aerospace International Editor a guest on Airplane Geeks podcast
This week, Aerospace International Editor Tim Robinson was one of the special guests in the Across the Pond segement on one of the web’s most popular aviation podcasts, Airplane Geeks, to talk about UAVs in civil airspace, Apache ops and new airline from Stelios.
Aerospace, Air Transport
Video – Randy Babbitt, FAA Administrator at RAeS
An exclusive video of one of the keynote speakers at the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Annual International Flight Crew Training conference – Randy Babbitt, FAA Administrator.
Aerospace, Air Transport
RAeS group tackles ‘killer stalls’ phenomenon
An international group of stakeholders, brought together by the Royal Aeronautical Society, is leading the way in combating the Loss of Control in Flight incidents (LOC-I) – now identified as the No1 commercial aviation safety issue.
Space
Hitching a ride or build your own?
ESA’s spaceflight ambitions face a crucial decision in 2012 – on whether to develop a manned version of the European ATV or co-operate with NASA on its human spaceflight programme.
Aerospace, From the Aerospace International
Drones of peace
A UK initiative is working on ways to allow unmanned air vehicles (UAV)s or ‘drones’ to share airspace with manned aircraft – potentially opening a huge new market in peaceful uses for unmanned aviation.
Space
Space Shuttle – the End of the Beginning
Why the retirement of the Space Shuttle signifies the end of one phase of the space age and the start of another.
Space
VIDEO: Space Shuttle Discovery STS-133 crew presentation
Video presentation of NASA’s crew of the Space Shuttle Discovery – who describe the last mission (STS-133) of this Space Shuttle earlier this year.
