Aviation breakthrough born in Coventry wins major Heathrow award A world first in autonomous technology has helped a Coventry manufacturing specialist win a prestigious prize at the Heathrow Clean Vehicles Partnership Awards.
Bombardier submits full plans to expand Belfast wing production Bombardier has submitted full plans to expand its aerospace manufacturing capacity in Belfast as site ownership transfers to Spirit Aerosystems.
Dowty Propellers opens new facility in Gloucestershire Dowty Propellers has opened its new facility at Brockworth in Gloucestershire for the development, manufacture and support of propeller systems with all-composite blades.
Airbus wins £5.4bn plane order from United Airlines United Airlines has placed a firm order for 50 Airbus A321XLR aircraft, the wings for which are made in the UK, in a deal worth £5.4 billion.
Advanced manufacturing research centre opens in North Wales The £20 million Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre Cymru has opened in Broughton, providing businesses with R&D opportunities and support.
Dedicated machining concept for blisks and integrally bladed rotors Starrag’s dedicated machine concept of the NB series provides an ideal solution for efficiently machining aerospace-grade blisks and IBRs (integrally bladed rotor) in a single clamping operation.
Aerospace industry: Highest October on record for aircraft orders The global aerospace industry achieved the highest October on record for aircraft orders – more than three times the amount year-on-year.
Gardner Aerospace reports significant increase in turnover Global aerospace component manufacturer, Gardner Aerospace, has reported a significant increase in year-on-year sales as it reports its annual report.
UK manufacturing output drops despite aerospace boost Manufacturing output in the quarter to November continued to fall amid continuing political and economic uncertainty, the latest CBI survey shows.
Airbus responds to uncertainty around Brexit The chief executive of Airbus, Guillaume Faury, has said there is a lot of hope Boris Johnson’s new Brexit deal will be the foundation of a healthy EU relationship. Mr…
Election 2019: 5 aerospace sector priorities for new Government Ahead of the UK general election in December, trade organisation ADS is calling on political parties to commit to investing in the defence and aerospace sectors' ambition for further growth.
Manchester aerospace firm invests in latest digital twin technology A Manchester aerospace manufacturer has invested in digital twin technology to redesign its new factory and unlock production and capacity planning in the future.
Sheffield forging firm targets growth with new business initiative A rapidly growing Sheffield forging firm has been selected to join Sharing in Growth (SiG), the award-winning business transformation programme.
Inspiration through Innovation 2019 finds an international audience Seco Tools' Inspiration through Innovation manufacturing best-practice event, hosted at the company’s Technology Centre, had a total of 747 visitors attending over the two days.
Bombardier sells Belfast aerostructures operation to Spirit Bombardier has agreed to sell its aerostructures business, including its operation in Belfast, to US company Spirit AeroSystems in a deal worth $1.1 billion.
Gardner Aerospace appoints MSC as its tooling partner Gardner Aerospace, a supplier of aerospace detailed parts and sub-assemblies, has appointed MSC Industrial Supply Co. (MSC) as its tooling and industrial consumables partner.
Aircraft deliveries continue at slowest pace since 2012 The aerospace industry reached 873 aircraft deliveries in the first nine months of 2019, 200 behind the pace set last year.
JJ Churchill wins Rolls-Royce’s ‘Trusted to Deliver Excellence’ award Aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce has presented Leicestershire-based precision engineering business, JJ Churchill, with its ‘Trusted to Deliver Excellence’ award.
Aerospace R&D investment boosts UK economy by £10bn A new study shows investment in aerospace industry R&D helped generate £10bn of wider economic benefits to the UK in 2017 alone.
Airbus and Rolls-Royce boosted by latest A330neo order from Delta Delta Air Lines says it will add another two Airbus A330-900neo aircraft to its fleet, powered by Rolls Royce’s Trent 7000 engines.
Reaction Engines precooler test successfully hits Mach 5 conditions Reaction Engines has successfully tested its precooler, a component of its air-breathing rocket engine, at conditions representing Mach 5.
Airbus responds to Boris Johnson’s new Brexit deal A new Brexit deal was agreed yesterday by prime minister Boris Johnson and the EU, and now aerospace giant Airbus has responded.
Bristol flying taxi start-up reveals flight footage of new aircraft Bristol-based start-up company Vertical Aerospace has revealed flight footage of its new aircraft – an electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) prototype.
New Mettis Aerospace factory in Redditch is now fully equipped The latest manufacturing technology, including advanced levels of automation, has been installed at Mettis Aerospace’s new factory in Redditch.
