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July 26, 2026

British Airways is moving crew out of a Hyderabad hotel after three pilots suffered severe food poisoning on a flight back to London Heathrow.
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RAF Typhoon jets scrambled to intercept a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 near Manchester after the aircraft failed to respond to air traffic control.

Air Arabia will launch a third daily Airbus A321LR flight between Sharjah and London Gatwick from October, boosting UK-Asia connectivity.

London Gatwick Airport Left With No Running Water With Toilets Left Backed Up, And Restaurants Shut,
London Gatwick Airport (LGW) has been left without any running water on a busy Sunday at the height of the summer holidays, leaving toilets backed up, restaurants shut, and airport staffers handing…

For. Edificio Hispaving Photo: H-135 Devon Air Helicopters The movement of Airbus Helicopters in the UK transcends the mere expansion of its academic capacities; it is a..

26-07-2026 Airbus Helicopters has launched its new Academy of Airbus Helicopters in the United Kingdom, designed as a neural centre for technical training in rotary wing for..

The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded a £20 million ($27 million) contract to Lockheed Martin UK to… The post UK builds Mach 5 target to test future hypersonic missile defenses appeared first on…
July 25, 2026

Greater Manchester Police are investigating a hoax bomb threat made against a Qatar Airways Boeing 777, which led to an emergency response by Royal Air Force Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) Typhoon…

By Barbara A. Schmitz One thing is clear after talking to the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Red Arrows team. They are as excited to be in Oshkosh as they are to be performing in the daily air show. EAA…
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An apparently unresponsive Qatar Airways flight caused concern for UK authorities.

How Gatwick handles over 43 million passengers annually with one runway through world-class scheduling, rapid turnarounds, and operational efficiency.

British Airways is moving crew out of its layover hotel in the Indian city of Hyderabad after all three pilots of a return flight to London Heathrow suffered violent food poisoning at 35,000 feet…
July 24, 2026

Leisure carrier had previously indicated it would use CFM engines for entire order. UK leisure carrier Jet2 has confirmed it will stick with the CFM International Leap-1A engine for the remainder of…

By Bailey Noel In their first ever visit to EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, members of the Royal Air Force’s Red Arrows Demonstration Team support staff, known as the Circus, took part in a beloved Oshkosh…

LONDON — As Europe aggressively advances its sovereign defense capabilities amid fraught transatlantic relations, Airbus continues to reluctantly accept the necessity of pricing its aircraft in the…

Canada has joined the British-Italian-Japanese Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) as its first Observer Nation. The GCAP is a multilateral effort launched in December 2022 when the UK, Italy and……

6 August 2026 at 3pm London This webinar is exclusively sponsored by Honeywell Aerospace. It is free to attend Think electric aircraft and battery-powered propulsion will likely spring to mind. Yet…

Company selected for sole-source award after tender fails to attract compliant bids. Tekever has been selected to provide the British Army with a new fleet of long-range surveillance drones through…

Airbus has launched a new helicopter academy in the UK, providing a hub for rotary wing technical training… The post Airbus launches new UK helicopter academy to train pilots, engineers and execs…

The UK Government has announced that it has awarded 7.3 million GBP to a set of eight British companies working to develop new electric aircraft for use across the country. All projects will support…

Airbus Helicopters has launched a specialized training academy in the United Kingdom with the aim of centralizing in a single centre technical training related to aircraft..

London Gatwick has launched a robotic parking service in partnership with Stanley Robotics, becoming the first airport in the UK to offer the automated parking technology to passengers. The service…

Hydra Space, the leading Spanish company in space access solutions, satellite connectivity and the design and launch of ultra-compact nanosatellites, is developing two projects with..
July 23, 2026

Brontanax, the first British Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) design, will have electronic warfare and precision strike options, BAE Systems said at the United Kingdom’s Farnborough Air Show this…
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BAE Systems, Boeing and Saab have teamed up to offer Boeing’s new T-7A Red Hawk advanced jet trainer for the UK Royal Air Force’s next-generation fast-jet training program. It will… Continue reading…

Stanley Robotics is partnering with London Gatwick to launch the UK’s first robot valet parking service! What does it mean for motorists? According to Stanley Robotics, no more searching for a space…

23-07-2026 Airbuss, together with industrial and academic partners from the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States, has launched the LEIA (Large Scale Integration Demonstrator of..

ITP Aero signs Trent 1000 LPT MRO contract with Rolls-Royce, extending capabilities from design and manufacture to aftermarket The first […]
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For: Paul Griffiths, Director of the Aerospace and Space Department of the Ministry of Enterprise, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST), and Francisco Gomes Neto, President and..

23-07-2026 Embraer and the UK Department of Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) within the framework of the Aeronautical Salon..