Highly Innovative Technology Enablers In Aerospace 2 £5m in collaborative research and development that encourages innovation solutions to some of the higher-risk challenges facing the UK aerospace industry. HIGHLIGHTS - Themes for investment include: -...
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iFACTS wins IHS Jane's Enabling Technology Award for 2013
14 Feb
iFACTS, a ground-breaking predictive tool for air traffic controllers, has won the IHS Jane's Enabling Technology Award for 2013. iFACTS was developed by NATS, with the support of Altran and Lockheed Martin. It is one of the most advanced air traffic control...
GKN Aerospace – Bristol almost doubles 2013 apprentice intake
29 Jan
• Open evening on the 31st January begins this year’s recruitment process An open evening from 4.30pm to 7.00pm at the BAWA Centre, Southmead Rd, Filton on Thursday 31st January, 2013 marks the start of the recruitment of this year’s intake of...
Prime Minister says AirAsia aircraft order a boost for UK manufacturing
13 Dec
Asia’s largest low cost carrier orders 100 more Airbus A320 aircraft Prime Minister David Cameron joined the founder of Asia’s largest low cost airline at the Airbus wing assembly plant in Broughton, North Wales to confirm a new order for 100 more A320...
Belinda Swain wins prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award
10 Dec
Belinda Swain, our Chief Airworthiness Engineer, has won a Lifetime Achievement Award at the WISE Women of Outstanding Achievement Awards. The Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) programme pays tribute to those who have shown significant success throughout their...
The Future of UK High Value Engineering – an insight into the future of the UK HVE segment
27 Nov
This report was commissioned by RBS and produced by The Future Laboratory. Findings were obtained by qualitative research through canvassing the opinions of key stakeholders in the UK High Value Engineering segment through a series of interviews with...
Helitune and University of Bristol win Best KTP Award
23 Nov
The Technology Strategy Board has today announced that Helitune, the University of Bristol and associates Steve Pollard and Richard Hunt are the winners of the Best Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) Award. Helitune’s Knowledge Transfer Partnership with the...
Over 50 GKN Aerospace employees celebrate academic success
23 Nov
The academic achievements of 51 members of staff from GKN Aerospace operations around the country were recognised at the company’s ‘Recognition of Learning’ ceremony and dinner at Bristol’s Marriott Royal Hotel recently. The event was...