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Britten-Norman gives green light to UK aerospace manufacturing

Britten-Norman reveals plans to increase production rates and to repatriate aircraft production to its historic home in Bembridge on the Isle of Wight. The move is a major change for the British SME which has been manufacturing its aircraft in Eastern Europe since the late 1960s. Britten-Norman will invest in new jigs and tooling to create two additional production lines as well as modernisin...

UK first Sustainable Aviation Fuel handling terminal to be developed on Teesside

Navigator Terminals and alfanar will enter a joint Front-End-Engineering-Design study in 2023 to determine the key scope for the UK’s first Sustainable Aviation Fuel handling terminal that will be located on North Tees to transport feedstock and handle the production volumes from the innovative alfanar facil- ity. The Lighthouse Green Fuels project, backed by alfanar, will see...

Europe' largest executive air charter operators – Luxaviation UK – interview EBACE 2023

EBACE is the regular opportunity to look back over the past year and forecast market situation. To take a closer look at the results for 2022 and discuss current trends, we decided to reach out to the second largest corporate aircraft operator in the world, whose customers have access to a combined fleet of more than 250 business aircraft worldwide - Luxaviation. More specifically - Luxavia...

Hunt & Palmer highlights the benefits of air charter at RotorTechUK

Hunt & Palmer is looking forward to its debut participation at RotorTechUK 2023 at its new Sywell Aerodrome venue. Jo Etherington is representing the leading aircraft charter brokerage, hosting an outdoor exhibit within the static display. Visitors interested in business aircraft and helicopter charter are invited to drop by. Hunt & Palmer works with ope...

Touchdown to head down - London Biggin Hill runway to relaxation – interview EBACE 2023

I have to admit, this place has always been special to me. The team, the service, especially the attitude and the incredible ability to put you at ease. London Biggin Hill Airport – a designated UK port of entry. So meeting them at EBACE 2023 was quite an excitement and… There are appointments when, from the very first second, you feel at ease, at home, as if you've known t...

Textron Aviation expands simulator options to customers in Europe

Textron Aviation support for business jet customers in Europe expands with addition of a new Cessna Citation CJ3+/Cessna Citation M2 Gen2 Convertible Full-Flight Simulator in the region. New simulator is scheduled to be ready for training at FlightSafety International’s Farnborough, England Learning Center in January 2025. Equipped with the latest Garmin G3000 avionics, the simulator fe...

British School of Aviation ambitious growth plans with new Part 147 type rating approval for Airbus A320

London Luton Airport-based British School of Aviation has expanded its operation, gaining UK CAA and EASA Part 147 type approval for the Airbus A320 family of aircraft. With existing Part 147 approvals from the UK CAA , EASA and HKCAD to train engineers on Boeing 787, 737NG and MAX, the new addition sees the company’s Maintenance, Training and Examination Organisation App...

Edmiston appointed as Gulfstream international sales representative

Gulfstream Aerospace appointed Edmiston as the authorized international sales representative for Gulfstream business aircraft sales activities in the United Kingdom and Channel Islands. Under the agreement, Edmiston will be responsible for promoting and supporting Gulfstream with customers and prospects throughout the region. Edmiston operates in London at the Edmiston London H...

Titan Airways retires its final Boeing 737 classic

Titan Airways operated its last Boeing 737 Classic flight. The last remaining Boeing 737 Classic, a B737-400F aircraft registered G-POWS, was retired from revenue service on 8th April. G-POWS joined the fleet in early 2018 after the successful introduction of an initial Boeing 737-400 the previous year. G-POWS began life at Titan as a passenger aircraft before undergoing a...

Falcon Flying Group establishes new scholarship scheme

Falcon Flying Group has launched a new scholarship scheme aimed at supporting underprivileged and underrepresented individuals within the aerospace and aviation communities. Working in collaboration with London Biggin Hill Airport, the British School of Aviation, Talent Squared GmbH and Modul University Vienna, Falcon Flying Group has established the Falcon Flying Fund, with an initial i...

Skyports Drone Services to launch drone delivery flights for Royal Mail

Skyports Drone Services announced the launch of the Orkney I-Port operation, a fully electric drone logistics project established in partnership with Royal Mail, Orkney Islands Council Harbour Authority and Loganair. The project is set to revolutionise connectivity, access and safety throughout the rural island region. Benefitting from Skyports Drone Services’ extensive experi...

Autopilot system for Bell 407GXi certified in United Kingdom

Bell 407GXi 3-axis autopilot has received certification from the United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority. Patrick Moulay, senior vice president, International Sales, commented: “We are thrilled to offer the Bell 3-axis autopilot for the Bell 407GXi to our customers in the UK. The system allows for decreased pilot workload and assistance in the event of inadvertent Instrument M...