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John Hall obituary
By Colin Smith

In the late 1950s my friend and Guernsey neighbour John Hall, who has died aged 98, was part of an intrepid team of British test pilots. During the cold war they helped with the birth of the English Electric Lightning, the first – and last – entirely British-built supersonic jet fighter.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/aug/19/john-hall-obituary

#Aeronautics #RoyalAirForce #Military #Aerospaceindustry #Airtransport #TheGuardian #ColinSmith

Boeing 737 Max operators told to check fuselages for cracks https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/07/boeing-737-max-fuselage-cracks-check-faa #Boeing #AirlineIndustry #Business #UsNews #AerospaceIndustry #UkNews

Boeing 737 Max operators told to check fuselages for cracks
By Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

Inspections ordered by US regulator the FAA will affect about 470 aircraft and follow reported problems in earlier models

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/07/boeing-737-max-fuselage-cracks-check-faa

#Boeing #Airlineindustry #Business #USnews #Aerospaceindustry #UKnews #TheGuardian #GwynTophamTransportcorrespondent

The outlook gets better and better at Rolls-Royce
By Nils Pratley

With fingers in various highly lucrative pies, maybe the firm becoming LSE’s most valuable isn’t as fanciful as it seems

https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2026/jul/30/the-outlook-gets-better-and-better-at-rolls-royce

#RollsRoyce #Aerospaceindustry #AIartificialintelligence #Energyindustry #Business #UKnews #Worldnews #TheGuardian #NilsPratley

UK PM Burnham meets Zelenskyy, vows 'unwavering' support for Ukraine
By Thomas Morgan

Downing Street said the meeting was designed to underscore Britain's steadfast support for Ukraine.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-28/zelenskyy-meets-burnham-in-portsmouth/106964362

#WorldPolitics #UnrestConflictandWar #DefenceForces #DefenceIndustry #AerospaceIndustry #Treaties #ThomasMorgan

Burnham urged to award £2.4bn military satellite contract to Airbus over US rival https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/24/burnham-urged-to-award-military-satellite-contract-skynet-airbus-unite-union #Airbus #Unite #AerospaceIndustry #MinistryOfDefence #Business #Military #ManufacturingSector #Stevenage #Portsmouth #Hertfordshire #UkNews #TradeUnions #Hampshire #CountyDurham #Satellites

Burnham urged to award £2.4bn military satellite contract to Airbus over US rival
By Jasper Jolly

Unite union leader says giving Skynet 6 WSS contract to Lockheed Martin would be a ‘massive mistake’

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/24/burnham-urged-to-award-military-satellite-contract-skynet-airbus-unite-union

#Airbus #Unite #Aerospaceindustry #MinistryofDefence #Business #Military #Manufacturingsector #Stevenage #Portsmouth #Hertfordshire #UKnews #Tradeunions #Hampshire #CountyDurham #Satellites #TheGuardian #JasperJolly

Airbus to test folding wings for next generation of bestselling planes
By Jasper Jolly

Such technology solves problem of longer, thinner, energy-saving wings not fitting in airports around the world

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/21/airbus-to-test-folding-wings-for-next-generation-of-bestselling-planes

#Airbus #Aerospaceindustry #Business #Manufacturingsector #Airlineindustry #Airtransport #Europe #UKnews #Worldnews #Boeing #RollsRoyce #Wales #TheGuardian #JasperJolly

UK military ‘eyes innovative electric flying taxi’ as 2029 launch planned
By Jasper Jolly in Farnborough

Vertical Aerospace says government has given £10m backing, taking its total investment in the project to £48m

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/21/uk-military-electric-flying-taxi-vertical-aerospace-evtol

#Aerospaceindustry #Manufacturingsector #Business #Defencepolicy #Politics #UKnews #TheGuardian #JasperJollyinFarnborough

UK military ‘eyes innovative electric flying taxi’ as 2029 launch planned https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/21/uk-military-electric-flying-taxi-vertical-aerospace-evtol #AerospaceIndustry #ManufacturingSector #Business #DefencePolicy #Politics #UkNews

After fixing its engine problems, Rolls-Royce is turning to its next big challenge
By Jasper Jolly

The aerospace giant is seeking UK government support for its re-entry into the huge narrowbody jet market

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/19/rolls-royce-fixed-engine-problems-support-uk-narrowbody

#RollsRoyce #Manufacturingsector #Aerospaceindustry #Business #UKnews #Derby #TheGuardian #JasperJolly

Footage shows interceptor missile test in Australian outback
By Tom Lowrey

The prototype system included a mix of Australian and American technology, with Defence aiming to build a medium-range system to defend against missiles or aircraft bound for Australia.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-09/adf-missile-interceptor-australian-defence-china-icbm-test/106898684

#DefenceIndustry #AerospaceIndustry #FederalGovernment #DefenceandNationalSecurity #TomLowrey

SpaceX to list on US stock market at historic $1.77tn valuation https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/12/spacex-stock-price-ipo-spcx #Spacex #Technology #ElonMusk #StockMarkets #Business #AiArtificialIntelligence #AerospaceIndustry #UsMarkets #DatacentersUs

France and Germany abandon joint project to build European fighter jet https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/08/france-and-germany-abandon-joint-project-to-build-european-fighter-jet #Europe #France #Germany #WorldNews #Airbus #Business #AerospaceIndustry

SpaceX targets biggest ever stock market debut, putting Musk on course to be trillionaire https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/03/spacex-ipo-stock-musk #Spacex #ElonMusk #StockMarkets #Technology #Business #UsNews #Ipos #TechnologySector #AerospaceIndustry #Space #AiArtificialIntelligence

SpaceX discloses finances for first time in plan for $1.75tn stock market debut https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/20/spacex-finances-stock-market-debut #Spacex #ElonMusk #Business #AerospaceIndustry #Technology #Space #Science

Rolls-Royce boss ‘open’ to Germany joining UK’s fighter jet project https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/02/rolls-royce-germany-uk-fighter-jet-tufan-erginbilgic #Rollsroyce #AerospaceIndustry #ManufacturingSector #DefencePolicy #Business #UkNews #Germany #Europe #WorldNews

Subsidies for Rolls-Royce might seem a bit rich, but they are inevitable https://www.theguardian.com/business/nils-pratley-on-finance/2026/feb/26/subsidies-for-rolls-royce-might-seem-a-bit-rich-but-they-are-inevitable #Business #Rollsroyce #AerospaceIndustry #UkNews #Politics

Rolls-Royce profits soar 40% amid booming demand for AI datacentre power https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/26/rolls-royce-profits-soar-amid-booming-demand-for-ai-datacentre-power #Rollsroyce #ManufacturingSector #Business #AerospaceIndustry #UkNews #Europe #WorldNews #AiArtificialIntelligence #TechnologySector #Technology

Airbus suggests split solution for Europe’s faltering fighter jet programme https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/19/airbus-suggests-split-solution-for-europe-faltering-fighter-jet-programme #Airbus #AerospaceIndustry #Business #ManufacturingSector #Europe #WorldNews #Germany #Spain #France #AirlineIndustry

Scottish rocket startup nears collapse despite £26m in taxpayer loans https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/feb/11/scottish-rocket-startup-orbex-nears-collapse-26m-taxpayer-loans #AerospaceIndustry #Scotland #Space #Satellites #Business #UkNews