FIA Recap – SMEs’ big role in aerospace
10/08/2018
Written by Kirsty Templeton With the Prime companies such as Airbus, BAE System and Boeing grabbing the headlines at Farnborough it is important that we…
Aerospace
FIA18 Recap: Women in Aviation and Aerospace
01/08/2018
Aerospace is a world-leading sector which generates well-paid jobs, high-tech exports and sustainable growth across the country; to sustain this industry we need to ensure…
FIA18 Recap – Futures Day and the Skills Agenda
30/07/2018
Farnborough International Airshow tends to catch the eye with its dramatic announcements about major aircraft and engine deals. However, the Airshow is not just about…
ADS and CAA Brexit contingency planning
12/07/2018
At the beginning of this week, the Civil Aviation Authority updated its website to add a section on EU Exit to cover its ongoing work…
Sustainable Aviation: reducing noise pollution
09/07/2018
When we think of pollution, we probably think of Carbon Dioxide, or perhaps plastics. Yet noise is a pollutant as well – if in a…
US Trade Forum with Boeing, DIT and BEIS
13/06/2018
On Tuesday June 5th ADS welcomed 19 member UK aerospace companies to its first trade forum of the year. ADS, the Department of International Trade…
Industrial Strategy successes must not be overlooked
11/06/2018
Today The Guardian reports that some UK business organisations have joined with Opposition parties Labour and the Liberal Democrats in calling on the Government to…
Achieving an environmentally sustainable aerospace industry
05/06/2018
As a large and growing industry currently dependent on fossil fuels, aviation is clearly at the forefront of efforts to reduce and reverse environmental impacts…
Trump, steel and protectionism
01/06/2018
After originally exempting the EU, Canada and Mexico from steel and aluminium import tariffs, the US removed their exemptions today. All three have promised retaliatory…
Having a blast: #UKRoC National Finals
25/05/2018
This week saw the national finals of the UK Youth Rocketry Challenge at BMFA Buckminster near Grantham. Schools from across the country who had succeeded…