Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to design and build the space weather forecasting satellite Vigil, the first operational mission in ESA’s Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Space Safety Programme (S2P). The spacecraft will give vital extra...
Industry
Farnborough International promotes young workforce pioneers with partnership
3 Jun
Farnborough International has partnered with careers advisory specialist The Future Business to offer a series of career events across its portfolio to inspire the next generation of aerospace, defence and space pioneers. With 9,000 live vacancies in the aerospace...
Honeywell names Aero-Dienst as HTF7000 MRO provider
3 Jun
Honeywell has chosen Aero-Dienst as a certified maintenance provider for the HTF7000 turbofan engine nacelle system. This authorisation strengthens Honeywell’s service network in the Europe, Middle East, Africa, and India (EMEAI) region, offering operators of...
Monthly Member’s Spotlight: JMC Aviation
3 Jun
We're delighted to announce that this month's Member spotlight goes to JMC Aviation. Since 2008 JMC Aviation has provided industry-leading recruitment, engineering and training services to the breadth of the aviation industry, supporting airlines, MROs,...
Flight 100 “a milestone not just for Virgin Atlantic but the industry”
23 May
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...
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,...