United Kingdom (UK)

The UK government wants a seat at the table in the development of hypersonic weapons.

The defense ministry’s Command Paper Refresh was published July 18.

The UK’s defense procurement process is “broken” and in need of “major, comprehensive reform,” lawmakers say.

Ireland-headquartered aviation-services firm Avia Solutions Group (ASG) has acquired UK-based Synergy Aviation.

The council was established by the UK government earlier in 2023 to support the sustainable growth of the country’s aviation sector.

The CAA has proposed price controls on NATS (En Route) plc (NERL), which provides most of the country’s air traffic control services.

The facility is set to consolidate all the demonstrator testing work around Airbus' various wing research and development projects.

Italy has signed a letter of intent with France and the UK to join the development of the Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW) program.

The UK government has announced plans to provide better consumer protection for airline passengers.

Macron said Russia’s noncompliance with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and its suspension of the New START Treaty could leave Europe “naked."

The report, released June 1, was commissioned by the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT).

Excel purchased two Boeing 757s to support the development of the FTA, named Excalibur, under contract from Leonardo.

Dufour Aerospace is to receive a CHF2.5 million ($2.8 million) grant from the Swiss government under an accelerator program run by innovation agency Innosuisse.

Space Forge has unveiled additional details about its unfolding, “origami” heat shield for its ForgeStar re-entry vehicle.

Senior government ministers from the U.S., U.K. and Canada will chair the SAF Investor Summit.

The UK has supplied long-range air-launched cruise missiles to Ukraine.

The UK’s Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) has outlined additional details about its Hydrogen Capability Network Phase 0 (HCNP0) project.

Satellite launch startup Orbex has begun construction of its spaceport on the north coast of mainland Scotland.

The UK airlines will resume their Chinese networks during the first half of the year.

John Holland-Kaye has been Heathrow's CEO since 2014.

Pre-pandemic slot rules will return during the summer 2023 season.

The regional airline was the sole carrier on around a quarter of its route network, but the impact of its collapse will be far less severe than when the previous incarnation of Flybe failed almost three years ago.

The UK regional carrier has ceased trading with immediate effect, ending service on 17 routes.

The British airport launched a 10-year modernization program in 2015.

The LCC has unveiled a string of new routes, including the resumption of flights between London Southend and Amsterdam after an absence of three years.