Civil aviation news
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July 26, 2026
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..
July 25, 2026
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An apparently unresponsive Qatar Airways flight caused concern for UK authorities.
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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
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…
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…
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…
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…
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..
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..
July 22, 2026
By Robbie Culver Jon Hunt flew his 1977 Piper PA-28 Turbo Arrow III across the Atlantic from the United Kingdom from May 23 to June 1, then continued on to AirVenture with the Cherokees to Oshkosh…
BAE Systems unveiled its new Brontanax collaborative combat aircraft at the Farnborough International Airshow on Wednesday, the first collaborative combat aircraft of its kind to be designed in the…
BAE Systems unveiled the UK’s first uncrewed autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) at the Farnborough International Airshow on… The post BAE Systems unveils Brontanax, the UK’s first…
Honeywell Aerospace is building trusted autonomy for both commercial and defense platforms leveraging Shield AI software development kit FARNBOROUGH, United Kingdom (July 22, 2026) — Honeywell…
The British company, a specialist in electric motors for aeronautical applications, will supply the powertrain for the Electra EL9. In 2021 Mercedes-Benz's acquisition of YASA…
July 21, 2026
There are rough travel weeks and then there are rough travel weeks. This has been one of the latter for American Airlines’ flight from Boston to London. The post Getting from Boston to London has…
July 20, 2026
At Farnborough, SMBC Aviation Capital drove media attention. On the first day of the British airshow (20-24 July 2026), the aircraft financing and leasing heavyweight held its…
Farnborough Airshow 2026 has officially opened as US engine-maker Pratt & Whitney and British Airways secured the first… The post Farnborough Airshow live: Day one opens as P&W and BA secure the…
The Israeli airline Israir believes that its aircraft have been deliberately targeted by vandals at London Luton Airport, with ground service vehicles colliding with the carrier’s planes on three…
British Airways has selected Pratt & Whitney’s GTF engines to power its next round of Airbus A320neo aircraft,… The post British Airways picks Pratt & Whitney GTF engines to power up to 63 Airbus…
July 16, 2026
How very British. And you know exactly what I mean by that. To officially open Mosquito Month on Hush-Kit, we hand you over to the Pub Warlord himself, historian, comedian and drummer, Al Murray. “I…
The owner of British Airways and Spanish flag carrier Iberia, the IAG Group, has made a last-ditch plea to incoming British Prime Minister Andy Burnham to intervene in the process that will…
Rolls-Royce, Boeing and Lufthansa will undertake a new ecoDemonstrator venture, conducting flight tests that aim to improve fuel… The post Rolls-Royce, Boeing and Lufthansa line up new 787-9…
Boeing, Lufthansa, Rolls-Royce partner to test technologies to improve fuel efficiency, reduce noise
SEATTLE, JULY 16, 2026 — Boeing [NYSE: BA], Lufthansa and Rolls-Royce will soon conduct flight tests of innovations meant to improve fuel efficiency and reduce noise. Being tested on these...
July 15, 2026
Due to a blocked runway at London’s Gatwick Airport, nine aircraft declared fuel emergencies and squawked 7700. A total of 14 aircraft diverted before the runway was reopened. The post Blocked…
A total of 14 flights that were due to land at London Gatwick Airport in the early hours of Wednesday morning were forced to divert to other airports across England, with some declaring ‘fuel…
