March 2023: Dates for your Diary
A look ahead to noteable dates and deadlines for March 2023: Saturday 4 March: Cranfield University Open Day Cranfield University, Bedford. For “those interested in postgraduate study”, the University offers “the widest selection of specialist aerospace postgraduate degrees in the UK“. A registration form can be completed via this link. Event scheduled from 10:00 – 15:00. More info here. Saturday 11...
Doncaster’s mayor launches bid to protect airport’s controlled airspace
Mayor of Doncaster Ros Jones has called on the Civil Aviation Authority to protect the former airport’s controlled airspace. Doncaster Sheffield Airport closed at the end of 2022 after owners the Peel Group cited the site as financially unviable. Despite bids for the site from the council and the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA), these were both rejected, and passenger flights were ceased in November before the site...
Wellesbourne one step closer to a secure future
Stratford Council have confirmed it is progressing with a planning application for a redeveloped runway and associated facilities at Wellesbourne (Mountford) Airfield (EGBW), confirming that surrounding areas will be earmarked for industrial development rather than housing. This update comes In the form of a report titled ‘Wellesbourne Airfield update’, dated 6 February 2023, intended to “provide the Cabinet with an update on the...
Flybe v.2 fails
In a shock move, on 28 January UK regional airline Flybe filed for administration. Due to operate 292 flights in the week following its sudden closure, all flights are now cancelled and customers are unlikely to receive any refunds, except via a credit card chargeback. The airline had only resumed flying in April 2022 after having its assets bought by Cyrus Capital following its original bankruptcy just prior to the COVID-19 pandemic....
Airbus UpNext DragonFly Demonstrator enters final three months of testing phase
Taking its inspiration from “the incredible vision and intelligent flight capabilities of the dragonfly,” the Airbus UpNext DragonFly demonstrator has now entered the final phase of testing. Inspired by the “wonderful, natural world” – in this case, the iridescent insect with characteristically large eyes – the DragonFly demonstrator is the latest Airbus design to take its cues from biologically-inspired engineering, or ‘biomimicry’....
