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Zenith Aviation secures Honeywell Channel Partnership with major investment from OPUL

Zenith Aviation has achieved its first OEM accreditation, becoming a Honeywell Channel Partner to provide maintenance support for TFE731 turbofan engines and auxiliary power units under Honeywell’s Maintenance Service Plan. The agreement, secured under new ownership by OPUL, represents a significant investment in facilities, tooling, staff, and training. It is expected to gene...

The Air Charter Association’s Internship Programme highlights importance of aviation industry

The Air Charter Association hosted its 2025 internship training week in August at London Biggin Hill Airport, providing a fantastic opportunity for 15 young people aged 18-25 to access dedicated aviation training and experience practical onsite visits at one of Europe’s busiest business airports. The ACA is grateful to Bombardier, Castle Air, JETEX, London Biggin Hill Airport&...

Flynqy Pilot Training and Aerobility partner to provide accessible aviation at Cornwall Airport Newquay

Aerobility announced a new partnership with Flynqy Pilot Training - a flight training school based at Cornwall Airport Newquay. This exciting collaboration represents a major step forward in making aviation more accessible across the Southwest. Cornwall Airport Newquay provides an ideal base for this partnership, helping to serve a region with limited access to adapted aviation opportuni...

Empowering needs to spread their wings with sky-high career

easyJet is launching a new cabin crew recruitment drive. The new initiative Flight Paths, is targeting young Brits ‘not in employment, education or training’ (NEET) to help their careers take off, and to show how accessible and rewarding a job as cabin crew can be. The airline is set to recruit nearly 1,000 new cabin crew for 2026 as part of its annual recruitment drive, and is encoura...

New paint facility at Bombardier London Biggin Hill service centre progressing to plan as structure takes shape

The development of a Bombardier's new 51,000 sq. ft. paint facility at the London Biggin Hill Service Centre is progressing in earnest with several key processes completed, including ground stabilization and foundation work on the hangar. The hangar steel framework continues to progress and the cladding works have also commenced. Bromley and Biggin Hill Member of Parliament, Peter Fortune, vis...

London Biggin Hill Airport leads UK-first trial of alternative taxiway material

London Biggin Hill Airport is the first airport in the UK to trial a non-crude oil-based asphalt binder - and the world’s first to do so on an operational taxiway. Known as Bio-Bitumen, the asphalt binder is made from renewable resources, specifically a combination of naturally occurring hydrocarbon resin and an organic extract. The material was installed during a live demonstration, co...

Shift in clientele for Luxaviation UK as millennials turn to business aviation

Luxaviation UK is seeing a demographic shift in customer profile, as Millennials now account for 50% of its business jet clientele. With a clear transition from charter customers traditionally in their 50s and 60s to a younger generation of business professionals in their 30s and 40s, this group are turning to small and midsize jets to facilitate a practical need for business and leisure travel. N...

Anduril Industries UK & Archer, supported by Skyports Drone Services and AtkinsRéalis, team up to test dual-use eVTOL cargo aircraft in UK market

Anduril Industries UK will lead a team for upcoming programmes, including to bid for future flight opportunities. Anduril UK, building on its existing partnership with Archer, will receive additional support from Skyports Drone Services and AtkinsRéalis, two other leading technology companies. Together, Anduril and its partners will explore civil and defence applications in t...

Affinity Aviation Group marks 10 year anniversary, opens Farnborough office & highlights major milestones

Affinity Aviation Group celebrates a decade of excellence this month.  It is pleased to mark this milestone with the opening of a new dedicated office at Farnborough Airport (inside Hangar One) and the imminent delivery of a Bombardier Global 6500 to a European client, one of four pre-owned transactions currently in progress for Affinity. Founded in 2015 by Andrew Hoy, for...

Gulfstream unveils redesigned London showroom

Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced the official unveiling of its reimagined London Sales and Design Center. Originally opened in 2013, the nearly 5,500-square-foot/511-square-meter space located in Mayfair gives customers based in or traveling through the city exclusive access to Gulfstream’s London-based sales executives and interior design team. Mark Burns, president, Gulfstream comme...

ZeroAvia launch operator RVL Aviation to fly world first zero-emission cargo services in the UK

ZeroAvia has signed an agreement with RVL Aviation which will see RVL operate Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft retrofitted with ZeroAvia’s hydrogen-electric, zero-emission ZA600 powertrain. Flights within the British Isles will commence once certification for the engine, airframe integration and planned services are obtained and all retrofit and training work is complete.Analysis performed by R...

FlightSafety International announces major expansion at Farnborough Airport

FlightSafety International announced the expansion of its facilities at Farnborough Airport, the home of British aviation and Europe’s leading airport for premium air travel connectivity, highlighting its commitment to enhancing aviation safety and training excellence in Europe. The new FSI centre is expected to open in the second quarter of 2027. Lease terms have been finalised and the...