July 24, 2019

The Politicisation of Aerospace: In conversation with Richard Aboulafia

The Politicisation of Aerospace: In conversation with Richard Aboulafia

On a recent trip to the United States, ADS Chief Economist & Director of Policy Jeegar Kakkad spoke with Richard Aboulafia, Aviation […]

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July 12, 2019

Defence in the Political Spotlight

Defence in the Political Spotlight

It has been a busy week for defence issues in Westminster this week all starting with the last Defence Questions before the […]

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Boris Johnson, Jeremy Hunt
July 11, 2019

Conservative party leadership: Jeremy Hunt

Conservative party leadership: Jeremy Hunt

Written by Thom Rawlinson, Public Affairs Adviser and Aimie Stone, Senior Economist Jeremy Hunt is widely viewed as the outsider in this […]

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May 21, 2019

High Flying Apprentices Meet with Politicians in the House of Commons

High Flying Apprentices Meet with Politicians in the House of Commons

Last week, ADS hosted its annual apprenticeship reception in the House of Commons. Kindly sponsored by Collins Aerospace, the reception provides the […]

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May 15, 2019

UK Aerospace: A growing global market #ADSfacts

UK Aerospace: A growing global market #ADSfacts

With a total turnover of £35.9 billion, the aerospace sector has grown by 45% since 2010. This is in line with the […]

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April 30, 2019

Celebrating 50 Years of the UK’s Continuous at Sea Deterrent

Celebrating 50 Years of the UK’s Continuous at Sea Deterrent

2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the UK’s Continuous at Sea Deterrent (CASD). Since April 1969, there has always been a Royal […]

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March 28, 2019

No Deal Brexit and the state of preparatory aviation safety legislation

No Deal Brexit and the state of preparatory aviation safety legislation

Today, Aviation Safety legislation passed by the European Union became law. This will come into force in the event of a No […]

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March 15, 2019

Spring Statement 2019: Weak business investment lowers GDP forecast

Spring Statement 2019: Weak business investment lowers GDP forecast

Written by Aimie Stone, Senior Economist at ADS In its most recent Economic and Fiscal Outlook, the Office of Budget Responsibility (OBR) […]

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No Deal Brexit preparations for EASA and REACH

No Deal Brexit preparations for EASA and REACH

As we get closer to the 29th March, ADS is putting out further information about the preparations companies should be taking in […]

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February 25, 2019

Boyden: Furthering Female Leadership #DisruptTheNorm

Boyden: Furthering Female Leadership #DisruptTheNorm

Recently ADS Member Boyden published a report entitled “Furthering Female Leadership”, looking to accelerate diversity in leadership. Boyden is a leadership consulting […]

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February 18, 2019

Defence Procurement: Sovereign Capability Explained

Defence Procurement: Sovereign Capability Explained

Today, Monday 18 February, the Secretary of State for Defence, Gavin Williamson was in the House of Commons answering questions from parliamentarians […]

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February 14, 2019

EU Aviation Safety regulation for a No Deal Brexit

EU Aviation Safety regulation for a No Deal Brexit

Yesterday, the European Parliament voted through regulation on Brexit and aviation safety, to ensure that the European Union continues to recognise aviation […]

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February 11, 2019

Celebrating Women and Girls in Science

Celebrating Women and Girls in Science

Today, 8 February, marks the fourth International Day of Women and Girls in Science, to recognise the critical role women and girls […]

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January 17, 2019

Women in aviation has flying start to the year

Women in aviation has flying start to the year

At Farnborough International Airshow 2018, Prime Minister Theresa May launched the Women in Aviation and Aerospace Charter, committing signatories to work together […]

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December 19, 2018

European No Deal Plans for Aviation

European No Deal Plans for Aviation

Today, as part of a package of regulations regarding Brexit contingency planning, the European Commission has adopted two temporary regulations on aviation […]

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