A trio of manufacturing related research initiatives led by the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) have received a £14 million funding boost through Glasgow City Region Innovation Accelerator programme.

Ras Al Khaimah Transport Authority (RAKTA) and Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) have taken a significant move towards transforming tourism and transportation in the Emirate by signing a future-forward Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with vertiport infrastructure developer for electric air taxi services, Skyports ...

IndiGo, India’s largest airline, has placed a firm order for 30 Airbus A350-900 aircraft.

Jet2.com will use a blend of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) at London Stansted Airport this year, meaning the leisure airline will use SAF on departing flights from two UK airports in 2024, almost a year ahead of the UK’s Government’s SAF mandate which is due to be introduced from 2025.

The 252 recipients of The King’s Awards for Enterprise have been announced today, celebrating the achievements of UK businesses.

Blackpool based aerospace specialist Airframe Designs, is streamlining its operations by investing in an advanced data planning system.

Babcock International Group (Babcock) has secured a new contract with Midlands Air Ambulance Charity (MAAC) that will add long term resilience to the charity’s pre-hospital emergency care flight operations.

ODU Connectors will be demonstrating products specifically designed for battery applications, such as its ODU-MAC Power Connector for high-current and high-voltage, at the Battery Cells & Systems Expo, taking place at the NEC, 15th-16th May.

Celebrating the historic order for 150 A321neo and 80 A350 Family aircraft placed in December 2023, Türkiye’s flag carrier Turkish Airlines, Airbus and Rolls-Royce came together at Turkish Airlines’ headquarters in Istanbul, to mark a strenghthening of their partnership.

Altair is to provide strategic support for Manta Aircraft’s innovative long-range hybrid-electric eV/STOL (vertical and short take off and landing) platform 'ANN', following the signing of an agreement during the DriftX Event in Abu Dhabi.

The Interconnect Technology Suppliers Association (ITSA) has released its first quarter report for 2024, which reveals ITSA members have seen overall growth of 10% in connector orders, with some segments outperforming expectations, such as military and commercial which are up by 30%.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for March 2024, showing demand in global passenger and air cargo markets recorded double digit growth.

Engineering and project management company, Kent, has been awarded the FEED (Front End Engineering Design) contract for Fulcrum BioEnergy’s NorthPoint project, designed to convert approximately 600,000 tonnes of pre-processed waste into 100 million litres of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

The UK Civil Aviation Authority has launched its first round of funding for 2024 to help support airspace modernisation projects.

Advanced Engineering UK will be returning to the NEC, Birmingham on 30th and 31st October, showcasing more innovation from the manufacturing and engineering industry.

Specialist regional aircraft lessor TrueNoord, has completed a sale agreement for a further eight aircraft with Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC).

The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) has published a breakthrough President’s Briefing Paper on aviation safety with electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft, 'Shaping the future of advanced air mobility safety'.

UK disabled flying charity Aerobility has partnered with Flynqy Pilot Training to provide an opportunity for specialist disabled flying lessons for people living with disabilities at Cornwall Airport Newquay for a limited time in August 2024.

Aviator Hampshire, the strikingly-designed 169-room luxury hotel owned and operated by Farnborough Airport, has been named as the second-best UK hotel in TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Best of the Best Hotel Awards.

Today, Belfast Region City Deal and Innovate UK have announced a £37.6m investment in the UK Digital Twin Centre, a centre of excellence that will revolutionise how industries develop products, services and systems across the UK.

INEOS Nitriles has confirmed the world first sales of Invireo, a new bio-based Acrylonitrile - an essential raw material necessary in the production of carbon fibre - which delivers significant environmental benefits in sectors such as aerospace.

NetJets has announced its exclusive partnership with The R&A as its Official Private Jet Provider for The Open, golf’s original Championship.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has called for urgent action to deepen the understanding on the formation and climate impact of aviation contrails to develop effective mitigation measures.

London Luton Airport (LLA) has confirmed all Wizz Air aircraft based at the airport are now quieter, more fuel-efficient Airbus A321 Neos, which follows an agreement between both parties to introduce the new generation aircraft a year earlier than originally planned.

A group of east London students has won London City Airport’s Women in Aviation programme after taking part in a sustainability challenge.

More than one hundred jobs from over a dozen employers are on offer as Bristol Airport holds its Spring Careers Fair for prospective candidates Monday 13th May.

Heathrow Airport has had a record-breaking start to 2024, with 18.5 million passengers travelling through it during Q1, more than it has ever seen before.

Gatwick Airport is preparing to support community event, STEM in the Park, when it returns to Crawley in May.

UK based engine and aircraft asset management service provider, TGIS Aviation, has attained UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) CAMO approval.

Aircraft orders continue to gain momentum - as the aircraft order backlog hit record breaking heights at the end of Q1 2024 - and 30,000 engines on firm order reflects increased confidence by manufacturers, yet challenges and kinks with production capacity are causing a downward trend (year on year) in aircraft deliveries.

Earlier this week easyJet opened its renowned Generation easyJet Pilot Training programme, which takes aspiring pilots with little or no experience to the cockpit of an Airbus A320 commercial airliner in around two years as qualified co-pilot.

NATS has been awarded first place in the European Climate Leaders list, a survey of two thousand companies across Europe.

Committing to reduce the environmental impacts of its research activities, Cranfield University has joined organisations in the UK research and innovation sector as a founding signatory to a new agreement on research and innovation practices.

West Sussex based Artemis Aerospace has announced the addition of a hub in Singapore following the launch of two similar sites in the US earlier this year.

The Jet Zero Council met at Cranfield University last week to discuss steps towards sustainable aviation with a special focus on hydrogen.

The number of lithium battery fires on planes continues to rise but the personal electronic items which cause the most problems can now be revealed.

The UK Government has today confirmed new targets to ensure 10% of all jet fuel in flights taking off from the UK comes from sustainable sources by 2030 through its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) mandate.

IAG Cargo has completed a transition from diesel to hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) for its 160-strong ground vehicle fleet at London Heathrow Airport.

Birmingham Airport (BHX) has achieved Level 3 (optimisation) of the Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) scheme for a second year.

Loganair has announced that it has completed an initial root and branch review of its operation under new CEO Luke Farajallah and has confirmed it is taking decisive action to stabilise and bring resilience to its core flying network.

Viasat has announced a collaboration with uAvionix, a provider of certified avionics for crewed and uncrewed aviation, with uAvionix joining Viasat’s Velaris Partner Network.

Materials science and technology consultancy Lucideon is targeting international growth with expansion in the Japanese market.

Semiconductor technology firm, IceMOS Technology Corporation is among the 2024 winners of the UK Government’s Department for Business and Trade’s (DBT) Made in the UK, Sold to the World Awards announced today.

Smith Myers' ARTEMIS Mobile Phone Location and Communications system has been selected by Nova Systems for integration into its airborne mission system SAR (search and rescue) contract for a European Coast Guard.

A ground-breaking airside hydrogen refuelling trial, led by easyJet and supported by several cross-industry partners, has been successfully completed at Bristol Airport – the first airport trial of its kind at a major UK airport.

Glasgow Airport welcomed the arrival of the new dedicated Baby Room to help parents travelling with infants and young children.

The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) has published a paper on the mental health challenge to civil aviation safety, covering both psychosocial risk management and mental health.

Romsey headquartered technology company Roke, has today officially opened its new bespoke office space in Gloucester, as it focuses on further expansion, innovation and technological growth in the area and for the UK.

Multidisciplinary property and construction consultancy EDGE has secured a new project for Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) and the re-appointment to London Luton Airport’s (LLA) project management framework.

The UK’s disabled flying charity Aerobility has partnered with Lydd Aero Club in Kent to provide opportunities for lessons and experience flights for people living with disabilities.

Aviation and engineering company 2Excel Group has completed a growth capital and refinancing transaction with the backing of new capital partner Crestline, to pursue its ambitious growth strategy.

Skyports has announced that infrastructure and construction company ACS Group, has made a substantial equity investment in Skyports, to become the largest investor in the company.

Shropshire-based lightweight engineering SME, SDE Technology, is leading an initiative to develop a new superplastic forming process, with the new hybrid manufacturing method potentially boosting manufacturing efficiency and capability in the UK for key aerospace components, that global manufacturers' use in aircraft production.

Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) announced today that it has entered into a binding agreement to sell a 50.01% stake in Edinburgh Airport to private airport operator VINCI Airports, for £1.27 billion.

Three-in-ten UK-based critical national infrastructure (CNI) organisations (30%) that have fallen victim to a ransomware attack have risked legal repercussions by paying a ransom.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA), together with the Air Transportation Systems Laboratory at University College London (UCL), the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG), the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) and the Mission Possible Partnership (MPP), released the Aviation Net Zero CO2 Transition Pathways ...

The University of Wolverhampton and 3D printing specialists EOS and AMCM, have today announced they will join forces to launch a new UK Centre of Excellence for Additive Manufacturing (AM), based in the Elite Centre for Manufacturing Skills (ECMS) at the University of Wolverhampton’s Springfield Campus.

Air bp has today launched its new customer portal for general aviation, myairbp.

ODU Connectors has introduced its MINI-SNAP Super Shorty, designed to provide a compact solution for large electrical engineering challenges.

Smiths Detection has today launched the SDX 10060 XDi, a ground-breaking X-ray scanner powered by diffraction technology.

WEC Group has announced the start of construction on a new state-of-the-art, 60,000 sq. ft heavy machining and nuclear fabrication facility in Walker Park, Blackburn.

Today the Airport Operators Association (AOA), the trade body for UK airports, has announced that UK Airports Health & Safety Week 2024 will take place from Monday 13th – Sunday 19th May.

Whilst Manchester Airport continues to see high passenger volumes, its operator, Manchester Airports Group (MAG) – which also owns London Stansted and East Midlands airports – is taking steps to keep queue times to a minimum and ensure consistently smooth arrival, departure and transfer experiences.

Aerospace automation specialist Loop Technology has signed a deal with FANUC UK for seven new robots – including four units of the largest industrial robot ever to be ordered in the UK, the FANUC M-2000iA/1700L.

Croydon Council and London Gatwick have signed an Economic Growth Charter to help drive future economic growth, boost skills and create new jobs for residents.

Advanced security scanners have reduced queue times for passengers at London City Airport (LCY) by 50% on average since they were introduced a year ago.

The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) has published three Air Traffic Management (ATM) papers to support the future development of aviation.

Provider of airline and airport solutions, ADB Safegate, has signed a new lease at RO’s Thames Valley Property, Waterside Court in Langley, which is close to Heathrow Airport.

Johnson Matthey's award-winning Fischer Tropsch (FT) CANS technology – co-developed with bp – has been selected by DG Fuels for its first sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in St James Parish, Louisiana.

A 56-year-old disabled woman from London is learning to fly on her computer with Aerobility’s Virtual Aviation Experience (VAE).

Viasat today officially opened its highly advanced International Business Headquarters in London.

British Airways will become the first UK airline to roll out two next-generation weather apps, to provide pilots and the airline’s flight planning teams access to real-time weather data, allowing them to better plan and mitigate the impact of weather on any intended flight route, in the moment.

Manchester Airport has broken passenger records for the sixth consecutive month, having served 2.1 million passengers in March – up 12% on March 2023 and above the 2019 pre-pandemic level of two million passengers.

Nearly seven million people travelled through Heathrow in March, making it the second month in a row the airport served a record number of passengers this year.

A record-breaking March rounded off a very strong winter season at London Stansted that resulted in the airport registering its busiest ever 12 month period.

Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) at Hamburg Messe, Germany, 28th-30th May 2024, is bringing together airlines and cabin interiors professionals across the global supply chain to shape future cabin concepts, highlighting connectivity and eco-friendly solutions.

Gatwick has created a new geospatial mapping platform using Esri’s GIS (Geographic Information System) technology to support multiple operational areas at the airport, including engineering and environmental services.

Industry Minister Alan Mak joined UK aerospace industry leaders at an event to mark the 10-year anniversary of the Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI), a joint government-industry funded organisation that drives world-class research in sustainable aviation.

Emirates today celebrated two decades of flying to and from Glasgow Airport.

Aerospace and aviation logistics solutions provider, B&H Worldwide, today announced a two-year agreement with Unical Aviation, a prominent supplier of aircraft parts and components to thousands of commercial aviation customers worldwide.

A new working group of industry and university partners is addressing the challenges around how to build the talent pipelines needed for a future of sustainable aviation.

Farsound's Americas team is showcasing the company's suite of specialised logistics, supply chain services and aero-engine parts products today at MRO Americas in Chicago, taking place 9th-11th April.

British Airways is opening the application window for the second year of its fully funded Speedbird Pilot Academy cadet scheme on Tuesday 16th April 2024.

Pilots, owners and operators of private aircraft will now be liable for fines of up to £10,000 if they do not provide the UK Border Force with advance passenger information online before they depart to or from the UK, under new regulations to strengthen border security.

ZeroAvia today announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with FEAM Aero surrounding retrofit, maintenance and technical support.

Aviation market intelligence and advisory company, IBA, has appointed Kane Ray as its new Head of General Aviation and Aftermarket.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released the Reassessing Single Use Plastics Products in the Airline Sector report to assist airlines, regulators and the airline supply chain to mitigate the environmental impacts of single use plastic products (SUPP).

Work has commenced at the only dedicated private jet terminal at Ronaldsway Airport, Isle of Man, as a private group plans to modernise and expand the Fixed Base Operator (FBO) facility – originally built in 2015 – to bring it in line with some of the world’s leading FBOs.

Gatwick has completed an infrastructure project to help reduce delays and go-arounds, as well as supporting the airport’s sustainability targets.

Bristol Airport has entered into a 10-year virtual Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA) with leading renewable energy developer, Luminous Energy.

Heathrow recently announced several changes to its Executive team, with Javier Echave, currently its CFO, taking over from COO Emma Gilthorpe, who is leaving to take up her role as CEO of Royal Mail.

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has completed an £8.9 million project to resurface the alpha loop at Mount Pleasant Complex airfield on the Falkland Islands.

Skydweller, an uncrewed solar-powered aircraft which has a wingspan greater than a 747 and leaves no carbon footprint, has just completed the world’s first successful autonomous/unmanned/uncrewed flight of a large solar-powered aircraft, taking off, flying and landing by itself, without humans on-board or in control.

Leonardo has set new emission reduction goals approved by Science-Based Targets, reinforcing its decarbonisation objectives in line with its Industrial Plan (presented 12th March 2024), accelerating its decarbonisation and climate action roadmap and involving the entire value chain.

British cargo airline One Air has commenced Boeing 747 freighter operations at East Midlands Airport (EMA).

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) data for February 2024 shows global passenger demand up by 21.5%, with air cargo demand growth of 11.9%.

Some UK airports are to be given more time to install security technology that could spell an end to tiny toiletries, with serious financial penalties planned for those who fail to meet the new deadlines.

Manchester Airport is urging passengers travelling during the school holidays to make sure they know hand luggage rules, after scissors, blow torches and two packs of darts were among almost 400 items confiscated in just one morning.

Cutting-edge technology, aircraft maintenance advancements and pioneering aircraft recycling initiatives, were seen by the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) as part of its engagement in Wales this week.

Whilst availability of National Police Air Service (NPAS) aircraft in the month of February was 69.2% - due to an increase in essential engineering requirements - average availability for the year was higher than the previous year, at 71.4%.

Cranfield University will spearhead the research and development of the first major hydrogen tech hub to demonstrate hydrogen's potential as a net zero aviation fuel, after recieving a £69 million investment to create the Cranfield Hydrogen Integration Incubator (CH2i), which is the largest financial injection for research Cranfield University ...

Korean Air has become a new customer for the A350 Family following the signature of a firm order with Airbus for 33 aircraft, consisting of 27 A350-1000s and six A350-900s.