January’s UK air traffic increased by 1,725 flights in 2026 versus the previous year, equivalent to a 1% uptick in flights flying in UK airspace.

Responsive Engineering, the daughter company of Pearson Engineering, marked National Apprenticeship Week with the unveiling of its new Welding Academy, a unique training space built almost entirely by its apprentices using repurposed and recycled materials.

QinetiQ, in partnership with Additive Manufacturing Solutions Limited (AMS Ltd.), has completed the maiden flight of an aircraft containing a 3D printed structural component, made from recycled titanium.

Satys has completed a strategic realignment - fully refocusing its activities on the aeronautics sector - as it finalised its takeover of Sabena technics’ four aircraft painting facilities in Cornebarrieu on 13th February, increasing its Toulouse capacity to 10 paint hangars, including four widebody facilities.

Norwich headquartered Saxon Air has entered a new phase of accelerated growth by becoming the largest onshore charter rotary operator in the UK.

Altus Group has supported CEM, Prototype Electronics, with the installation of a Scienscope X-ray inspection system, strengthening non-destructive inspection capability for complex electronic assemblies.