Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland Celebrates 100 Years of Aircraft Manufacturing in the UK
The Westland Aircraft Works was established in 1915 at Yeovil in southwest England A Westland Wapiti was the first aircraft to ever fly over mount…
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UK, France Order 21 Satellite Launches From Russia’s Roscosmos
Roscosmos has signed a contract with French and the UK firms on 21 commercial satellite launches on the Soyuz carrier rocket. MOSCOW (Sputnik)– Russia’s…
Emirates and Flybe announce codeshare agreement on 25 UK routes
Partnership will connect international passengers to regions across the UK on a single ticket Emirates, a global connector of people and places, has today…
Common Launcher Development for Typhoon
UK Ministry of Defence awards funding to investigate feasibility of a common weapon launcher for Typhoon The UK Ministry of Defence has provided £1.7…
UK Update to Watchman Radars
Following the award of a £7 million contract, BAE Systems are on task to upgrade four Watchman radars, continuing the critical support provided to the…
1m tonnes of aviation CO2 being saved each year in UK airspace
Regular readers of this blog will be used to reading about the benefits of the aviation industry’s work on fuel efficiency and the huge effort…
UK transport minister demands explanation for air traffic chaos
(Reuters) – British Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin said he had asked for a full explanation for Friday’s “simply unacceptable” aviation disruption caused by a problem…
Airbus Defence and Space wins A400M support contract from France and UK
Airbus Defence and Space has won a contract from France and the UK to provide a wide-ranging and innovative in-service support (ISS) package underpinning the…
UK confirms first F-35 jet orders
(AFP) Britain on Monday announced it had signed a contract with US manufacturer Lockheed Martin to buy the first of 14 F-35B combat jets. The…
Two more AW169s Sold In The UK
AgustaWestland is pleased to announce the sale of two more AW169 helicopters in the UK for corporate transportation, continuing the success of the type in…
Virgin Atlantic to shut down UK short-haul service
AFP Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic will shut its short-haul domestic service in Britain, the airline said Monday, partly owing to a lack of demand for…
RAF Air Security at NATO Summit 2014
Residents in Cardiff, Newport and the surrounding areas are being warned that there is likely to be a significant increase in air activity during the…
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