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.
The air navigation service providers of the UK and Canada are to abolish the use of the North Atlantic Organized Track Structure (OTS) for flights below FL330 (33,000 ft.) from March 1.
Two new-build Falcons will be acquired, replacing the long-serving BAe 146 regional airliners that have been used for the RAF’s Command Support Air Transport (CSAT) mission.
The Swiss government claims that its future fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35s will have similar noise levels on an annual basis than its current fleet of fighters, despite the aircraft being measured as 3 dB louder during takeoff than the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet.
