Prioritise cash-flow and productivity in October Budget
09/10/2018
There are less than three weeks until Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond delivers his 2018 Budget on 29th October, with industry looking to the…
Policy & Politics
Five things we learnt at party conferences
04/10/2018
As the 2018 party conference season draws to a close, ADS reflects on the key themes and discussions over the past three weeks. Conservatives focus…
Latest on No Deal planning by EASA
03/10/2018
EASA notification for UK organisations to apply for certain Third Country approvals On 2nd October, EASA issued a notice to say they have decided to…
Who holds the power in EU Aviation Agreements?
25/09/2018
It was recently reported that Chris Grayling had written to all the transport ministers from EU27 countries in an attempt to secure backstop agreements for…
How will Aerospace be affected by No Deal?
25/09/2018
Government Technical Notices Yesterday the Government published a third round of Technical Notices, laying out what the UK will do in the event of a…
Brexit: Will no deal ground aircraft in March 2019?
29/08/2018
As the date of the UK’s exit from the European Union comes closer without agreement on an orderly withdrawal, more focus is being placed on…
FIA18 Recap – Combat Air Strategy
06/08/2018
During Farnborough International Airshow, the Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson launched the long-anticipated combat air strategy and used the Airshow as a platform to unveil ‘Tempest’,…
FIA18 RECAP – Brexit and Beyond
25/07/2018
One of the major themes that was prominent through Farnborough Airshow was the dreaded ‘B’ word, Brexit. However coupled with speeches made by the Chair…
Labour’s vision for defence
26/06/2018
Yesterday Nia Griffith, Shadow Defence Secretary for the Labour Party, provided insight into the party’s position on the future of UK’s defence and security at…
MPs Champion Combat Air in Defence Questions
12/06/2018
Yesterday in the House of Commons, Members of Parliament questioned the Government on priorities for the UK defence industry and Combat Air. Chris Matheson, the…