Scotland

Leonardo UK will begin contracting for long-lead components for the new AESA radar that will equip the UK Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon.

Families of military personnel killed in a UK Royal Air Force Chinook helicopter crash in Scotland in 1994 have launched a legal action against the UK.

Rocket Factory Augsburg is gearing up to test the first stage of its RFA One rocket in a few months.

ZeroAvia is to build a manufacturing hub for hydrogen-electric powertrains near Glasgow Airport in Scotland.

Loch Lomond Seaplanes has signed a memorandum of understanding with Norway’s Elfly Group to acquire two electric-powered seaplanes.

The rocket company plans to fly its launcher from the SaxaVord Spaceport in Scotland.

The final tranche of funding for hydrogen-electric propulsion startup ZeroAvia came from the Scottish National Investment Bank.

The company plans to launch the first of its forestry monitoring spacecraft in 2025 after supplier issues delayed the mission from this year.

The Shetland Islands’ SaxaVord spaceport has secured a range control license from the UK’s aviation regulator in another step toward the first orbital launches from the site.

German satellite launcher developer Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) has secured €30 million ($32.8 million) from global investment firm KKR.

Britain’s Orkney Islands are set to become the first region of the UK to have an uncrewed aircraft system mail delivery service.

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

LCY will become the second London airport from which BA serves Aberdeen from.

Subsidized routes, ADP taxes and London slots are all addressed in the new report from the Union Connectivity Review.

The London Heathrow-based carrier joins JV partner Delta Air Lines in flying transatlantic from Edinburgh.

The subsidized routes are part of the UK government’s effort to restore regional, domestic connectivity.

The Canadian carrier will return to the Scottish market during the summer 2022 season with two new routes from Toronto and the resumption of flights to Glasgow from Nova Scotia.

The Scottish carrier has unveiled its summer 2022 schedule, which includes the restart of several international services as well as frequency increases on scores of UK domestic routes.

The carrier’s first international flights from the Scottish capital in its 37-year history will begin in December.

Emirates is returning to the Scottish city after Dubai moved to the UK’s ‘amber’ list.

Flights are being added from Washington and Houston following the removal of quarantine restrictions for fully vaccinated passengers.

The LCC is planning a robust schedule from the Scottish capital during both the summer and winter seasons.

Jet2.com’s summer 2022 schedule includes a number of new routes, including Edinburgh-Skiathos.

Loganair’s current schedule will provide over 1,000 flights each week across 46 routes, offering unrivalled connectivity for Scotland and with operations stretching as far afield as London, Norwich, Manchester, Dublin, and Bergen in Norway using a fleet of 28 aircraft. It has almost 300 flights each week to and from Glasgow, and is the largest operator at key airports throughout the Highlands & Islands including Inverness, Sumburgh, Kirkwall and Stornoway.

Highlighting the value of aviation and enhanced network connectivity, an economic forecast has revealed that by 2020 Scotland’s busiest airport could be worth up to £1.6 billion GVA per year, and could support more than 40,000 Scottish jobs.