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A preliminary NATS investigation into the Aug. 28 meltdown has traced the problem to a flight plan processing sub-system.

The recommendations follow an investigation into the crash of a Leonardo AW169 helicopter that killed five people, including the owner of Leicester City FC.

The HIA consists of Airbus, Bristol Airport, LCC easyJet, GKN Aerospace, Rolls-Royce, and renewable energy company Ørsted.

Consultant EA Maven says the economic benefit of AAM travel could be broad, but vertiport infrastructure remains one of many potential stumbling blocks.

A new team had resurrected the Monarch Airlines name but the startup has been suspended just weeks into the project.

Sweden’s Saab has snapped up UK-based uncrewed systems development house BlueBear.

The UK government has named Grant Shapps as Secretary of State for Defense after the departure of Ben Wallace.

Startup Aerovolt has begun rolling out its initial electric aircraft charging stations at airports in the Southern UK.

UK-based C-130 Hercules maintenance, repair and overhaul specialist Marshall Aerospace will service and modify the South African Air Force’s fleet of C-130s.

Skyports Drone Services has announced the successful completion of a four-week drone delivery trial.

The UK has provided Ukraine with a new rapidly developed air defense capability based on MBDA’s Advanced Short-Range Air-to-Air Missile (Asraam).

Airbus, Lockheed Martin and Thales Alenia Space can take part in the first phase of the tender for the UK’s Skynet Enduring Capability Wideband satcoms program.

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

Major UK defense programs are struggling with a lack of key skills and experience to bring them into service on cost and schedule.

MFTS is just one component of the UK’s flying training pipeline.

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."