Articles by David Hopwood

Author: David Hopwood

  • air-traffic-control-centenary

    March 1, 2020
    In the past week, Travel Radar has explored the anniversary of a number of events in the development of commercial…
  • pioneers-van-ryneveld-and-brand

    February 29, 2020
    After the catastrophic First World War, many surviving pilots found themselves unemployed. For the non-commissioned officers there were few opportunities,…
  • airline-profile-biman-bangladesh

    February 28, 2020
    Biman (Bengali for ‘aeroplane’) Bangladesh is based at its main hub at Hazrat Shahjalal airport in Dhaka. The airline was…
  • uk-court-of-appeal-rules-against-heathrow-third-runway

    February 27, 2020
    Plans to build a third runway at London-Heathrow have been made more difficult by a UK Court of Appeal decision…
  • the-one-and-only-concorde-part-two

    February 26, 2020
    Yesterday we looked at some of the challenges that faced one of the most significant aviation triumphs of the late…
  • the-one-and-only-concorde-part-one

    February 25, 2020
    On 2nd March 1969—nearly 51 years ago, the Anglo-French Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde took its first flight from Toulouse in France, captained…
  • news-roundup-week-8-of-2020

    February 24, 2020
    What made the headlines of aviation news last week? Here’s a summary… Boeing’s troubles continue with an investigation as to…
  • whats-the-year-answers

    February 22, 2020
    Here’s the answers to the clues yesterday. It was the Hawker-Siddeley Harrier ‘jump jet’ that entered service with the RAF…
  • a-tumultuous-year

    February 21, 2020
    By any measure, this decade was revolutionary and in many ways chaotic. But it was highly significant in aviation! One…
  • airbus-announces-job-losses-in-europe

    February 20, 2020
    Airbus announced yesterday that it will cut more than 2 300 jobs in its Defence and Space division. © Reuters/Regis…
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