On the opening day of Sustainable Skies World Summit 2024, CEO of Virgin Atlantic Shai Weiss shared his perspective on the significance of Flight 100 and what the milestone flight represents for the wider aviation industry. “We’ve shown what can be done. Now it’s time...
Aerospace
BUSINESS INNOVATION FUND
9 May
West of England Growth Hub - Support for Small to Medium sized Enterprises to accelerate innovation. The Business Innovation Fund is designed to help businesses progress research and development (R&D) activity leading to the creation of novel/new products,...
Miguel Millan Joins MSA to spearhead expansion in South West
8 May
MSA Foams Ltd is delighted to welcome Miguel Millan to the national sales team. With an impressive background in design engineering, Miguel will take charge of driving growth and continuing MSA’s strong connections with customers, particularly in the Aerospace...
Latest on the Agratas Giga Factory Development – Puriton, Bridgwater
7 May
WEAFs Operations Director, Belinda Austin, attended a meeting at Bridgwater College yesterday evening (29th April 24), to keep abreast of how plans for the new Agratas Giga factory are progressing. The factory is set to be constructed at the Gravity Smart Campus site...
Monthly Member’s Spotlight: NORCO Composites
30 Apr
We're delighted to announce that this month's Member spotlight goes to NORCO Composites. Founded in 1985, NORCO specialises in manufacturing large composite structures and GRP mouldings for the commercial and defence industries. With operations...
Industry Minister celebrates ATI milestone and green-tech funding
25 Apr
Industry Minister Alan Mak has celebrated a multibillion-pound funding milestone for cutting-edge green technology in the UK aerospace sector. The Minister joined UK aerospace industry leaders at an event to mark the 10-year anniversary of the Aerospace Technology...
FANUC and Loop sign aerospace deal for UK’s largest ever robots
23 Apr
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. Renowned as the strongest long-reach robot in the world,...
Boeing makes largest purchase of blended sustainable aviation fuel
23 Apr
Boeing is buying 9.4 million gallons of blended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to support its 2024 US commercial operations, reducing its carbon emissions and working to help grow the supply of the fuel globally. This is the company's largest annual SAF purchase,...
New hybrid approach to titanium manufacturing investigated
23 Apr
A new hybrid manufacturing method could boost capability in the UK and increase manufacturing efficiency for key aerospace components, which could in future be used by global manufacturers to produce aircraft. Shropshire-based SME, SDE Technology, a lightweight...
Sandler Training Prospecting Bootcamp: achieve greater levels of success
23 Apr
Sandler are delighted to offer members of WEAF a discounted rate to attend their upcoming prospecting bootcamp. Join us to discover the essential behaviours needed for successful prospecting, such as: Effective communication, active listening, and...
ONTIC ANNOUNCES JACK KARAPETYAN AS NEW VICE PRESIDENT OF GLOBAL MRO OPERATIONS
23 Apr
Ontic, a leading licensor and manufacturer of complex engineered parts for the global aerospace and defence industries, has announced Jack Karapetyan in the newly created role of Vice President and General Manager of Global MRO Operations in an exciting new direction...
CG Tech: Energy efficiency in full ‘Force’ at Sandvik Coromant
15 Apr
Energy efficiency in full ‘Force’ at Sandvik Coromant The Gimo, Sweden production facility of Sandvik Coromant, a leader in the design and manufacture of premium metal-cutting tools and machining technology, is tapping into the extensive benefits of VERICUT Force™...