Loud cheers went up around the Devon Air Ambulance airbase at Exeter airport last Thursday, as their new Airbus H145 helicopter flew down the runway and settled onto the helipad – it was the first time this new generation aircraft had landed in Devon.
The new helicopter arrived at Exeter as part of a training flight from the Airbus Helicopters UK facility in Oxfordshire, where the aircraft is currently based. DAA formally accepted the new H145 last month and since then its pilots have been undertaking extensive training on the new aircraft. The flight into Exeter forms part of a...
Bhanu Choudhrie is the founder and executive director of Alpha Aviation Group, one of the world's leading providers of airline pilot training. He recently sat down with BizVision's Malcolm Gallagher on Gallagher's "Meet the Leader" show. Here's a little of what Choudhrie had to say:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRWkfwV_Qi0
Choudhrie on his company, Alpha Aviation Group and how he got started in the travel and tourism industry:
“It was always my childhood dream to either be a pilot or an astronaut. Alpha Aviation Group was formed about 14 years ago, a result...
Serge Belamant is the Founder of Net1 UEPS Technology and the founding father of blockchain technology. His work on FTS, COPAC and UEPS all have a track record of improving society through technology; through his story we can reach some insights on the history of banking and social welfare in South Africa and what the future may hold for the troubled nation-state, so hard hit by COVID-19.
A Brief History of NET1 Technology
Net1 Technology was founded in 1989 after Belamant left a firm called SASWITCH. In 1995 Net1 Products was hired by Visa where Belamant used the firm’s...
In 2020, homeowners in the UK are encouraged to live in the most sustainable way possible. We are given recycling bins by the local councils; we can shop at zero waste stores and public transport is often encouraged in order to improve the current state of the environment. For many people, bigger life changes can be tricky to achieve and so they start at home or by cutting down on driving.
Adapting your home to make it more eco-friendly can be an expensive task, especially if you are replacing large appliances or adding insulation. However, many of these updates are worth the...
As the rate of Covid-19 infections goes down in Exeter and the surrounding region, people and businesses are slowly starting to emerge from lockdown and head back to their day-to-day lives. But we can’t get away from the fact the pandemic is going to continue impacting our lives for months, possibly years, to come.
Lockdown has had an immense impact on the health, both physical and psychological, of the entire population. It is now more important than ever to take the steps necessary to ensure that our wellbeing is properly maintained.
Why are so many people always regretting a night at the casino? Or playing a casino game online ? It might be because gambling isn’t really such a good idea. And, there are many reasons why.
First of all, there are too many online casinos that aren’t recommended, and you don’t always consider to use only trusted websites to gamble. And, you might need the money that you are gambling away. Basically, throwing money away that you need to get through the month. Before you are making plans for a night gambling, you should make sure that you know these 5 explanations on why gambling...
Summer is a great time to sell your house. This is because during the hot days and warm evenings, your house looks brighter and bigger than it does in winter. Plus, buyers are much more likely to give up their evenings in summer than winter because they’re less likely to get caught in the cold and rain as they hunt for houses.
In addition, now may be the perfect time to sell your home, because data from Rightmove shows that house prices in Exeter have risen by more than 4% in the past year, with the average property now selling for £298,296. If you’re interested in selling your...
Not all cases of hair loss should be a source of concern for people. There is a chance of the occasional hair breakage from wearing hats, combing, and simply age-related hair loss. Approximately 85% of men will start to lose a large proportion of hair when they reach 50.
Before you can decide on what to do about your hair loss, you need to know what is responsible . It’s best to speak to a medical expert to determine this.
If you are losing hair as a result of androgenic alopecia or any other causes that cannot be reversed via lifestyle changes, and you don’t mind...
When we talk about home decor, we mostly focus on bigger areas such as living rooms, bedrooms, dining rooms, or kitchens, which isn’t surprising since we spend most of our time in these rooms. Also, it’s where we invite our guests and spend quality time with our family members.
Still, smaller areas such as our bathroom, hallway, balcony, laundry room, etc. are also important and shouldn’t be neglected. For that reason, we are going to focus on laundry rooms today and give you some tips that will help you create a functional and good-looking laundry room in no time.
Weekend car use is returning to pre-lockdown levels, according to figures released this week by the Department for Transport (DfT). However, weekday car trips are still well below normal.
While weekday car use remained on a par with weekend use through much of the lockdown, weekend car trips have risen more sharply than weekday journeys over the last four weeks.
The weekend of 11 and 12 July was 7% below pre-lockdown levels, whereas the average daily weekday figure was down 19% last week, 13-17 July, and by 22% for the week before that, 6-10 July.
