Since March 2020, Airmic has been issuing Friday Reading, a curated series of readings and knowledge resources sent by email to Airmic members. The objective of Airmic Friday Reading was initially to keep members informed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, Airmic Friday Reading has evolved in scope to include content on a wide range of subjects with each email edition following a theme. This page is a searchable archive of all the readings and knowledge resources that have been shared.
Friday Reading Edition 289 (17th April 2026)
The UK is dependent on its undersea cables and pipelines for its data and energy. There are around 60 undersea cables which come ashore at several points along the UK coastline, particularly around East Anglia and South West England. More than 90% of the UK's day-to-day internet traffic travels via these undersea cables.
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Managing the new economic risks in the defence sector [free to download upon sharing contact details Text
Friday Reading Edition 289 (17th April 2026)
This report explores the new economic risks for the defence sector and their implications for 2026. A period of relative calm has given way to a new age of geopolitical instability, marked by a rise in violent conflicts involving governments. And this return to intergovernmental warfare has ignited a significant increase in defence spending worldwide.
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Friday Reading Edition 289 (17th April 2026)
As the UK commits to spending 5% of GDP on national security, and with NATO partners scaling up their own defence budgets, a generational opportunity is taking shape: to rethink how defence investment can drive not just military capability, but also economic growth, productivity, and innovation.
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Friday Reading Edition 284 (13th March 2026)
Even if the disruption to oil and gas from the Iran war subsides, the Trump administration’s energy policy will likely lead to a long-term increase in energy prices.
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Friday Reading Edition 284 (13th March 2026)
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most critical maritime chokepoints, carrying around a quarter of global seaborne oil trade and significant volumes of liquefied natural gas and fertilisers.
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Friday Reading Edition 284 (13th March 2026)
The estimated 20% of disrupted supply is roughly twice as big as the previous record set. The war has also effectively wiped out the spare capacity, because Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have been cut off from global oil markets.
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Friday Reading Edition 284 (13th March 2026)
Last week, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the Spring Forecast in Parliament.
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Friday Reading Edition 282 (27th February 2026)
The US began collecting a temporary new 10% global import tariff on Tuesday, but the Trump administration was working to increase it to 15%, a White House official said, sowing confusion over President Donald Trump's tariff policies after last week's Supreme Court defeat.
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Friday Reading Edition 282 (27th February 2026)
The US Supreme Court issued its hotly anticipated decision that the Trump administration did not have the authority to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). This decision has significant practical consequences for importers that previously paid billions of dollars in tariffs and might now be eligible for refunds for the money they’ve paid.
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Friday Reading Edition 282 (27th February 2026)
Peter Navarro, the senior White House counsellor for trade and manufacturing, has stood behind President Trump’s sweeping tariffs against China and other nations, levies that have in some cases raised prices for US companies and consumers. Recorded in December, Navarro discusses the US relationship with China and an upcoming Supreme Court ruling on the administration’s use of emergency powers to levy tariffs.
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