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.
Airbus is preparing its E-Fan electric aircraft demonstrator for a groundbreaking flight across the English Channel in the next few months. The E-Fan demonstrator is proving technologies that Airbus hopes will help in the development of a family of electrically-powered light aircraft for training and private use and in the future potentially lead to an electric-powered airliner carrying 80-90 passengers in the 2030-40 time frame.
The crew of a British Airways Boeing 747-400 appeared to lose situational awareness when their taxi-out instructions did not match what they anticipated, leading them to miss a key turn and clip a building while rolling down an unassigned taxiway, South African air accident investigators concluded.
