December 15, 2015

A National Space Policy – Securing our Space?

A National Space Policy – Securing our Space?

With the much anticipated launch of Major Tim Peake today, it is apt that the government has published the UK’s first National […]

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November 23, 2015

#SDSR live blog

#SDSR live blog

Follow ADS’ live blog for the latest updates on the Government’s Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR): 7.30pm A copy of the Prime […]

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November 12, 2015

Boosting Business with India: Opportunities for the UK Defence Sector

Boosting Business with India: Opportunities for the UK Defence Sector

Today, the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, will arrive in the UK for an official visit – the first by an […]

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India: The new China? The growth in Aviation and opportunity

India: The new China? The growth in Aviation and opportunity

The term ‘BRIC’ has long been established as a buzzword for the future shift in global economic power to some of the […]

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October 21, 2015

Increasing UK-China relations and the opportunity for UK Aerospace

Increasing UK-China relations and the opportunity for UK Aerospace

Following the very British welcome extended to Chinese President Xi Jinping in the UK this week, today’s agenda will shift to trade, business and […]

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August 19, 2015

5 Questions on the Global Economy

5 Questions on the Global Economy

Before heading off for my summer holiday, here are some key questions and thoughts on the global economy: 1. How hard will China’s […]

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August 12, 2015

Singapore at 50: The Growth in Aerospace

Singapore at 50: The Growth in Aerospace

This week, Singapore has been celebrating the 50th anniversary of its independence. Since that occasion in 1965, Singapore has become one of […]

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July 3, 2015

What could the closure of the US Export-Import Bank mean for the Aerospace Industry?

What could the closure of the US Export-Import Bank mean for the Aerospace Industry?

This week, time finally ran out for the re-authorisation of the US Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im), after a lengthy and fiercely public battle […]

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June 19, 2015

Paris Round Up: Air Show Orders & What They Mean for the UK

Paris Round Up: Air Show Orders & What They Mean for the UK

The trading at the Paris Airshow has now closed for another 2 years – and despite predictions of a particularly quiet show, manufacturers still managed to tally […]

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April 30, 2015

Party Pledges and Manifesto Priorities – Industrial Strategy in 2015

Party Pledges and Manifesto Priorities – Industrial Strategy in 2015

The final countdown to the election has begun and with only one week left to go all the manifestos have been published. […]

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March 19, 2015

Budget 2015: Boosting the UK’s Pitch to the East

Budget 2015: Boosting the UK’s Pitch to the East

Yesterday’s announcement of a doubling of funding for 2015/16 UKTI activities in China in the Chancellor’s 2015 Budget, will offer a major boost […]

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March 18, 2015

Budget Build-Up: What’s in the red box?

Budget Build-Up: What’s in the red box?

Later today George Osborne will stand at the Despatch Box to deliver the final Budget of this Parliament. One question no one […]

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January 30, 2015

Record Orders, Deliveries & Backlog – Who Pays and How?

Record Orders, Deliveries & Backlog – Who Pays and How?

ADS data released today reveals  another record year for the Commercial aerospace industry – with deliveries up 6%, orders up 8% and […]

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January 7, 2015

From a two-speed Europe, to a no-speed Europe

From a two-speed Europe, to a no-speed Europe

On Monday, I wrote that a no-speed Europe was one significant drag on the oil price. Today, the Eurozone has reported -0.2% […]

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