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 European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has lifted its grounding of Airbus’ EC225/H225 and AS332L2 Super Puma helicopters imposed after the fatal crash of an aircraft in Norway in April. But British and Norwegian civil aviation authorities are maintaining their grounding.
Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, the country’s state-owned aircraft producer, is closing its largest export deal to sell as many as 100 Super Mushshak training aircraft to Turkey.