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Support Needed for Supply Chains as Recovery Slows

Economic data for August shows a recovery slowdown that will do nothing to reassure the many businesses facing a daily struggle for survival. This will be a long road to recovery and supply chain businesses must be given further strategic support, or important UK industrial capabilities will be put at risk.

Security & Policing is moving online for 2021

After careful consideration due to the ongoing global impact of COVID-19, the decision has been taken to host Security & Policing 2021 as an online event. The event will take place as originally scheduled, between 9-11 March 2021.

Government Announces Taskforce on International Travel

Cyber Security Export Boost

The UK’s defence and security industries are securing exports worth billions of pounds to our economy that sustain tens of thousands of high value jobs. Today’s official figures show our security sector rapidly growing its international cyber security sales as demand rises for our world-leading capability in this important market.

Aircraft Orders and Deliveries Continue to Suffer Impact of Pandemic

Just nine aircraft orders and 52 deliveries were made in August 2020, the lowest for the month on record.

Response to Government announcement on satellite navigation

Comment on today’s press release from the Government announcing they will explore new options for a UK satellite navigation and timing capability programme.

ADS Welcomes New Wage Support Package

This new package from the Chancellor will provide much needed support for employees across our industries who are facing serious challenges. The Job Support Scheme announced today will help minimise the damage and help companies retain valuable skills and experience.

Moyola Recognised for Excellence for Third Consecutive Year

Moyola Precision Engineering (Moyola), a family business in Northern Ireland playing an integral part in the aerospace and defence supply chain, has been awarded their third consecutive Gold performance award as part of the 21st Century Supply Chains (SC21) Operational Excellence (OE) programme for improving operational effectiveness and achieving supply chain excellence.

Reduce Quarantine to Support Aircraft Manufacturing Recovery

Aviation’s recovery is key to a full economic recovery. It is clear 14-day quarantine and regular changes in policy to major travel destinations are undermining consumer confidence and delaying an aviation restart, putting 30,000 jobs in peril. We are seeing testing technology and capacity develop quickly. Measures should now be put in place that can reduce the need for quarantine by testing travellers when they arrive in the UK.

ADS Comment on UK Deadline for Brexit Deal

A No Deal outcome to Brexit negotiations is the worst possible result. Manufacturers in our sectors rely on complex pan-European supply chains, international regulatory arrangements, and access to the EU market as the largest destination for UK aerospace products.

July marks another record low for aircraft orders and deliveries

53 aircraft deliveries and four aircraft orders mark the lowest July on record.

Q2 sees record fall in GDP

While the wider economy has begun the process of recovery, industries including aerospace and aviation will take longer than many other parts of the economy to reach the levels of output seen before the crisis began. Additional support will be needed in the months ahead to safeguard our world-leading industrial capabilities and protect high value jobs that are vital to UK prosperity from being lost.

Paul Everitt to step down

After a successful eight-year tenure as ADS Chief Executive & Chairman of Farnborough International Ltd (FIL), Paul Everitt has decided to step down at the end of 2020 to pursue new opportunities. Paul has successfully led ADS and FIL through a period of significant growth and development across our four sectors both in the UK and internationally, and has ensured both organisations have delivered effectively for our more than 1000 member companies.

COVID-19 Crisis Causes Worst Quarter for Aircraft Deliveries on Record

Commercial aircraft orders and deliveries for the second quarter of 2020 reflect the unprecedented crisis faced by the global aerospace industry.

Airbus Takes Final Step to End WTO Dispute

Airbus announced today it had agreed with the Governments of France and Spain to make amendments to the A350 Repayable Launch Investment contracts as a final step to end the long-standing WTO dispute with the US. A negotiated outcome to this long-running dispute would be the best outcome for the global aerospace industry. Tariffs disrupt healthy competition, reduce consumer choices and put jobs at risk unnecessarily.