December 18, 2018

Policies for the future of aviation: Aviation 2050 Green Paper

Policies for the future of aviation: Aviation 2050 Green Paper

The Government’s Aviation Strategy Green Paper was published yesterday, under the name of ‘Aviation 2050’. This builds on the previous strategy documents, […]

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December 17, 2018

Aircraft Interiors Group takes flight to visit Toulouse

Aircraft Interiors Group takes flight to visit Toulouse

Last month we brought the Aircraft Interiors Group (AIG), a Special Interest Group (SIG) of ADS, to the heart of French Aerospace; […]

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Brexit
December 10, 2018

Future of European Aerospace: The 4th EU Aeronautics Conference

Future of European Aerospace: The 4th EU Aeronautics Conference

The 4th Annual EU Aeronautics Conference took place in Brussels on last week. With over 400 attendees, including industry, regulators, Commission, MEPs […]

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November 22, 2018

Lessons from the Racetrack: Accelerating innovation in our industries

Lessons from the Racetrack: Accelerating innovation in our industries

Earlier this week ADS hosted a forum for members at Williams Advanced Engineering, the company provides world-class technical innovation, engineering, testing and […]

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November 16, 2018

Putting cyber security at the heart of digital manufacturing

Putting cyber security at the heart of digital manufacturing

This week in Liverpool dozens of events marked Digital Manufacturing Week 2018, which ADS’s Sameer Savani, Head of Innovation and Engineering, spoke […]

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Brexit transition
November 13, 2018

EASA consultation on VTOL Aircraft standards

EASA consultation on VTOL Aircraft standards

On 15 October, EASA launched a consultation on Vertical Take-Off and Landing (VTOL) Aircraft. This is in the form of a ‘special […]

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October 18, 2018

Enhancing capacity and sustainability in UK aviation

Enhancing capacity and sustainability in UK aviation

16th October was the 110th anniversary of the first aeroplane flight in the UK, flown by Samuel Cody who had built his […]

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June 11, 2018

Industrial Strategy successes must not be overlooked

Industrial Strategy successes must not be overlooked

Today The Guardian reports that some UK business organisations have joined with Opposition parties Labour and the Liberal Democrats in calling on […]

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May 21, 2018

Civil drones: the world of the future

Civil drones: the world of the future

They have been the subject of science fiction for decades, but drones are arriving on our shores in ever-increasing numbers. As the […]

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May 3, 2018

UK Aerospace: Delivering Global Opportunities – #ADSFacts

UK Aerospace: Delivering Global Opportunities – #ADSFacts

2017 has been another very successful year for the UK’s aerospace sector. In its contribution to the UK’s economy, the aerospace sector […]

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April 24, 2018

An aviation industry for the twenty-first century

An aviation industry for the twenty-first century

On Saturday 7th April the Government published the next stage in its Aviation Strategy, which plans to set out the framework for […]

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Parliament
April 20, 2018

MPs debate merits of Industrial Strategy

MPs debate merits of Industrial Strategy

On Wednesday 18 April the Government held a general debate on the Industrial Strategy in the House of Commons. Business Secretary Greg […]

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March 8, 2018

Inaugural Speech by ADS Vice-President for Security, Elizabeth Sheldon

Inaugural Speech by ADS Vice-President for Security, Elizabeth Sheldon

Elizabeth Sheldon gave her first speech since her appointment as ADS Vice President for the security sector today, at Security & Policing […]

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March 7, 2018

Combat Air – A Timely Reminder

Combat Air – A Timely Reminder

On 5th March 1936 Joseph ‘Mutt’ Summers climbed into the cockpit and flew into the skies above Eastleigh Aerodrome for an eight […]

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December 22, 2017

ADS Podcast – 2017 Christmas Edition

ADS Podcast – 2017 Christmas Edition

In this new special Christmas edition of the ADS Podcast, Aerospace Policy Adviser Richard Gale sat down with Chief Economist and Director […]

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