Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast

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AEROSPACE NOTAM - February 2026

Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast ·

2026/02/10

In the latest podcast in the series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen Bridgewater and Features Editor Dominic Ward analyse recent aviation, aerospace and space news - and preview the newest (February 2026) edition of the magazine.

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23:21

Why run an apprenticeship?

Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast ·

2026/02/10

Why do companies choose to run apprenticeship programmes? We spoke directly to the employers who hire apprentices to explore the real value apprenticeships bring to their businesses, featuring insights from 2Excel Aviation and Marshall ADG.

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16:15

AEROSPACE NOTAM - Singapore Airshow Preview

Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast ·

2026/01/29

As next week's biennial Singapore Airshow sets to ready to take-off next week, TIM ROBINSON FRAeS and STEPHEN BRIDGEWATER FRAeS preview the 10th edition of Asia's largest aerospace exhibition at the Changi Exhibition Centre from 3–8 February 2026.

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97:58

An interview with Arthur Kearse CEng...

Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast ·

2026/01/14

Arthur’s highly successful career followed an unconventional path. He left school with a mix of GCEs, O Levels, and two A Levels, neither of which were Maths, but with plenty of practical know-how from his father. Describing himself as ‘vastly overconfident but vastly underqualified’, Arthur was unsure of his future until a careers adviser’s suggestion led him to Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE) Farnborough.In 1975, Arthur joined the Engineering Physics (EP) Department as an Assistant Scientific

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37:41

AEROSPACE NOTAM - January 2026

Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast ·

2026/01/07

In the latest podcast in the series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson and Deputy Editor Stephen Bridgewater analyse recent aviation, aerospace and space news - and preview the latest (January 2026) edition of the magazine. (Note podcast recorded in late December)

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57:52

An interview with John Romain MBE…Tom Cruise’s stunt...

Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast ·

2025/12/16

John Romain MBE is a distinguished engineer, display pilot, and commercially successful aircraft restorer whose career has placed him at the forefront of historic aviation. He began his journey as a technician apprenticeship at Hawker Siddeley Dynamics and British Aerospace before helping restore Graham Warner’s Blenheim and founding the Aircraft Restoration Company, which now employs over seventy people working on the maintenance and restoration of classic aircraft.As a pilot, John has flown an

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60:16

AEROSPACE NOTAM - December 2025

Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast ·

2025/12/02

In the latest podcast in series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen Bridgewater and Features Editor Bella Richards analyse recent aviation, aerospace and space news - and preview the latest (December 2025) edition of the magazine. Meanwhile, Seth Moffat, Chair of the RAeS Flight Operations Group talks to ex-Emirates Airlines Divisional Senior Vice President Flight Operations, Capt Alan Stealey about the global

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49:13

An interview with Alan Smith.....from shipyards to...

Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast ·

2025/11/25

Concorde Test pilot Alan Smith’s path to BAC took him to flying Meteors and Venoms for the RAF and a colourful life in the pilot’s seat for smaller airlines in the late 1950s and into the 1960s. In this first interview, Alan Smith shares how he discovered his passion for aviation and recounts the early years of his RAF flying career, leading to his transition into civil airlines and ultimately becoming a Concorde test pilot. Through his stories, he brings to life the excitement of flying a wide

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34:32

AEROSPACE NOTAM - Dubai Air Show 2025 preview

Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast ·

2025/11/14

Rival stealth fighters, eVTOLs in the air display and the 40th anniversary of the global airline giant that is Emirates, make this year’s Dubai Airshow the most exciting yet. AEROSPACE Editor in Chief TIM ROBINSON FRAeS and Deputy Editor STEPHEN BRIDGEWATER FRAeS preview the show

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102:27

AEROSPACE NOTAM - November 2025

Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast ·

2025/11/07

In the latest podcast in series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen Bridgewater and Features Editor Bella Richards analyse recent aviation, aerospace and space news - and preview the latest (November 2025) edition of the magazine. Plus in our regular Specialist Group Insight segment, the RAeS Flight Operations Group explore the art of fuel planning for airline pilots. Find out more at www.aerosociety.com

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100:22

An interview with….. Philip Jarrett HonCRAeS on aero...

Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast ·

2025/10/15

Philip Jarrett HonCRAeS is Britain’s foremost historian on the early days of aviation and spent his early career working on the production side for some of the most respected aviation titles such as the Aeroplane Monthly, Flight International, and the first days of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s AEROSPACE magazine.Philip takes us through how his love of aviation was kindled and encouraged by many of the great aviation historians, such as Charles Gibbs-Smith and the charismatic figures he

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90:15

AEROSPACE NOTAM - October 2025

Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast ·

2025/10/03

In the latest podcast in series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen Bridgewater and Features Editor Bella Richards analyse recent aviation, aerospace and space news - and preview the latest (October 2025) edition of the magazine. Plus we chat to Chris Hunter from the RAeS Flight Simulation Group to find out about their upcoming conference. Find out more at www.aerosociety.com

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58:28

AEROSPACE NOTAM - September 2025

Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast ·

2025/09/01

In the latest podcast in series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen Bridgewater and Features Editor Jack Richardson analyse recent aviation, aerospace and space news - and preview the latest (September 2025) edition of the magazine.

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01:21:01

An interview with Derek Ruben….a journey through one...

Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast ·

2025/08/20

From working on the Miles Marathon and an early drone for ML Aviation to certifying the Boeing 747, Derek Reuben enjoyed a remarkable and distinguished career as an aeronautical engineer. Inspired as a schoolboy in the 1920s by the sight of airships over London and further encouraged in the 1930s by seeing Alan Cobham’s ‘Flying Circus’. Now 104 years old, Derek recalls starting aeronautical engineering degree in the first few months of the Second World War, and enjoying attending one of the earliest

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01:32:48

AEROSPACE NOTAM - August 2025

Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast ·

2025/08/04

In the latest podcast in series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson, Deputy Editor Stephen Bridgewater and Features Editor Jack Richardson analyse recent aviation, aerospace and space news - and preview the latest (August 2025) edition of the magazine. In this episode, in the Specialist Group Insight segment, Flight Operations Group Chair talks to Cap Nav Kainth - co-founder and CEO of Athera on the topic on mental health. Find out more at

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01:38:03

Philip Riley FRAeS….. a view of the top of the...

Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast ·

2025/07/23

From British Aircraft Corporation (BAC) and into BAE Systems (BAe), as one of BAe’s senior lawyers, Philip Riley FRAeS was well positioned to witness the people, the projects and the issues that shaped the British aircraft ndustry from the mid-1960s to the early years of the present century, living and breathing the roller coaster of amalgamations, nationalisations, mergers and privatisations that characterised the industry during those years.Philip relished the opportunity to travel the world

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49:16

An interview with….. Arthur Webb FRAeS on consultancy...

Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast ·

2025/06/24

After leaving Ferrari, Arthur struck-out on his own as an engineering consultant, with projects ranging from trolley buses in post-Cold War Hungary to designing MRI scanner beds and defence work. One of clients, St Bernard’s Composites, liked working with him so much that they offered him the role of Technical Director with a seat on the board. Arthur recalls some of the interesting projects St. Bernard’s did with the likes of Rolls-Royce, Airbus, Martin-Baker and Imperial College.Eur Ing Arthur

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21:28

An interview with…. Arthur Webb FRAeS joins Ferrari...

Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast ·

2025/06/24

When John Barnard was tempted to join Ferrari there was only one man that he wanted to cook-up his carbon fibres and do the stressing – Arthur Webb. They had a year to create the Guildford Technical Office (GTO) before the car needed to reach the grid. Of course, Arthur also had to go to Maranello and get the thumbs up from the great man, Enzo Ferrari. Eur Ing Arthur Webb FRAeS was interviewed by Tony Pilmer FRAeS in 2025 as part of the Royal Aeronautical Society/National Aerospace Library’s oral

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31:46

An interview with…..Arthur Webb FRAeS on secret...

Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast ·

2025/06/24

After not liking the way the nationalised BAC was going, Arthur Webb left Weybridge and headed to the small, secret and innovative special projects office of ML Aviation then onto Marconi Space. Here he tells us a little about working on drones, the JP233 anti-runway bomb for the Tornado, Skynet 4 and ESA’s Eureka project. Eur Ing Arthur Webb FRAeS was interviewed by Tony Pilmer FRAeS in 2024 as part of the Royal Aeronautical Society/National Aerospace Library’s oral history project ‘If I only

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01:12:49

AEROSPACE NOTAM - June 2025

Royal Aeronautical Society Podcast ·

2025/06/10

In the latest podcast in series from the Royal Aeronautical Society's monthly AEROSPACE magazine, Editor in Chief Tim Robinson and Deputy Editor Stephen Bridgewater are joined by freelance author Charlotte Bailey to analyse recent aviation, aerospace and space news - and preview the latest (June 2025) edition of the magazine. In this episode, we also interview incoming RAeS President Alasdair Wood FRAeS. Find out more at www.aerosociety.com

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