Ian Sheppard has acted as Editor International Show Editions for AIN since June 2013. Based in the Redhill, England, Ian reports for the various AIN publications as well as providing support to International Editor Charles Alcock in covering international air shows (such as Farnborough, Paris, Singapore and Dubai), and the EBACE and MEBA business aviation events. His central role is to cover Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA).
Prior to becoming more involved with AIN in mid-2011 (initially as deputy international editor), Ian worked for various aviation publications through his company, First Aerospace Media. This included being part of the AIN team covering daily news at international air shows.
Ian has worked for publications such as Flight International (technical reporter, 1997-8) and Aerospace International (editor, 1999-2000). He was publications manager at Airclaims (Ascend) between 2000 and 2004 before forming First Aerospace Media. Since mid-2009 Ian has also been managing editor of Regional International, the journal of the European Regions Airline Association (ERA).
Ian hasis working towards a European commercial pilot licence, having held an FAA private pilot license in 1991, and instructor rating. He also has a degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Bath, England, and a graduate diploma in law from Kingston University, and is a graduate of the legal practice course (College of Law, Guildford).

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A Schiebel Camcopter S-100 unmanned aerial vehicle was used between March and September last year by the Three Tis Group to monitor river pollution in Malaysia, following an emergency situation where toxic pollutants were illegally released into the Kim Kim River, in the Johor area. According to Vienna, Austria-based Schiebel (Chalet G88), it affected more than 6,000 people, many of whom were hospitalized. The S-100 was equipped with a FLIR Systems Star Safire 380-HDc for multi-spectral imaging.

 


The response operation was initiated by the Malaysia Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC), which collaborated with the Malaysian Armed Forces (MAF). The first step was a monitoring task to assess to what extent the pollution had spread, with the Camcopter flying day and night for a total of around 30 hours. “The Camcopter S-100 is perfectly suited for emergency response in crisis situations,” said Three Tis Group managing director, Tunku Ahmad Zahir Bin Tunku Ibrahim.

 


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