Britten-Norman

Beta’s autonomy pick; Cranfield’s hydrogen pivot; hybrid powerplant progress; flying cell tower testbed.

Britten-Norman plans to collaborate with World Mobile Stratospheric to demonstrate an airborne 5G connectivity system using a BN2T-4S Islander.

Britten-Norman, a British aircraft manufacturer, is offering full lifecycle fleet support as part of its new aircraft brokerage and trade-in service.

Britten-Norman is working to complete its first UK-built Islander in nearly 60 years by March, paving the way for a production ramp-up of the small regional airliner.

The first Britten-Norman Islander to be built in the UK in nearly 60 years is more than 50% complete.

RVL Aviation agreed to become to launch operator for the Cessna 208B Caravan retrofitted with ZeroAvia’s ZA600 hydrogen-electric propulsion system.

New firefighting amphibian, virtual wind tunnel, hydrogen-electric bizjet and Chinese cargo UAS.

Britten-Norman has won its largest potential order for more than a decade, with a letter of intent for 15 aircraft from Germany’s Evia-Aero.

Britten-Norman is now hoping to produce its first UK-manufactured Islander in November 2025, marking a slip from the original timeline of May 2024.

Britten-Norman has secured “significant capital” from Beechlands Enterprises, enabling it to increase production to up to eight aircraft a year.

If aviation is a target, business aviation is a bullseye,” says Pedro Aguiar, a regional customer support manager for Embraer in the UK.

Loganair plans to collaborate with Swedish startup Heart Aerospace to develop use cases for hybrid-electric regional aircraft.

CAeS says it is close to securing funding to support flight-testing of a hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system on a modified Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander.

Britten-Norman has secured new investment from a group of investors led by private equity firm 4D Capital Partners.

CAeS has released details of the finalized hydrogen fuel cell packing design it is developing for flight tests on a modified Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander.

The UK CAA launched the challenge in November 2023 to help exploit the potential of hydrogen as a zero-emission aviation fuel.

UK regional aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman may pursue a court-led restructuring.