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Airbus reveals fully electric aircraft prototype

Airbus reveals fully electric aircraft prototype

Airbus has revealed its fully electric CityAirbus NextGen prototype ahead of its maiden flight later this year. The two-tonne class CityAirbus, with a wing span of approximately 12m, is being developed to fly with 80km range and to reach a cruise speed of 120km/h,...

Tata confirms Somerset will host £4bn battery factory

Tata confirms Somerset will host £4bn battery factory

The future site of the UK's biggest electric vehicle battery manufacturing facility has been confirmed.   Jaguar Land Rover-owner Tata says it will invest £4bn in a brownfield site near Bridgwater in Somerset.   The government previously announced the...

Airbus Highlights 2023 – Commercial Aircraft

Airbus Highlights 2023 – Commercial Aircraft

2023 was a year of progress to connect today and tomorrow. Airbus served their customers with their product line of commercial aircraft and took major steps towards their decarbonisation journey. Check out some of the highlights of 2023, another year defined by the...

Exciting Progress in Beagle’s Sustainable Journey

Exciting Progress in Beagle’s Sustainable Journey

Beagle Aircraft are thrilled to announce that they have successfully reduced their carbon footprint by over 40% since 2021! They are proud to be at the forefront of these efforts within our industry and believe they are not only having a positive impact but also ahead...

GKN invests £50m to grow sustainable AM capability

GKN invests £50m to grow sustainable AM capability

GKN Aerospace has boosted its commitment to sustainable manufacturing, with a £50 million investment in its cutting-edge additive fabrication technology in Trollhättan, Sweden.The Swedish Energy Agency’s Industriklivet initiative will fund £12m of this investment,...

Ground-breaking transatlantic flight using 100% green fuels

Ground-breaking transatlantic flight using 100% green fuels

The first transatlantic flight by a large passenger plane powered only by alternative fuels will soon take off. Operated by Virgin Atlantic, it will fly from London's Heathrow to New York's JFK airport at 11:30 GMT. Airlines see the flight, which is supported by...

Lhyfe opens new green hydrogen base in Sheffield

Lhyfe opens new green hydrogen base in Sheffield

Lhyfe has opened a new hydrogen base in Sheffield, with the aim of leading hydrogen research, accelerating UK operations and supporting businesses in their transition to Net Zero.The Sheffield site will be based in the Wizu Workspace within the city centre and it will...

Member News: Vertical Aerospace VX4 Demonstrations coming soon!

Member News: Vertical Aerospace VX4 Demonstrations coming soon!

Coming Soon: Vertical Aerospace VX4's Public DemonstrationsBuilding on their 2023 flight campaign and as part of their intensive 2024 flight test campaign Vertical Aerospace's expert test pilots will be conducting, what are expected to be the first ever, public eVTOL...

Aerospace funding programme to support SMEs and drive clean growth

Aerospace funding programme to support SMEs and drive clean growth

Aerospace funding programme to support SMEs in developing technologies to drive clean growth New funding programme targeting cutting-edge SME aerospace research projects to advance net zero aviation and boost high-skilled jobs. Worth up to £10 million a year, the...