Luxury jet service Victor stows away $18m investment to advance aviation sector
Victor has secured an $18m investment, with which its founder will support the aviation industry with the creation of a focused ecosystem called the Alyssum Group.
Tag: Aviation
My mission to open up a pipeline of young talent
By Adam Twidell
It might help operating in the industry he does, but Adam Twidell is keen to identify the best way of locating young talent and making sure it’s utilised.
Founders Diaries: Introducing PrivateFly CEO Adam Twidell
By Adam Twidell
Adam Twidell and his wife sold their house to found PrivateFly, and he will be sharing his incredible journey through our new Founders Diaries section.
Travel with jet packs designed by an Academy Award winner
As technologies seen in sci-fi films become reality, US firm JetPack Aviation plans to launch the world’s first jet packs for public use in 2017, which will be aided with a £300,000 crowdfunding campaign running on Seedrs.
easyJet launches government-backed flying initiative to double intake of female pilots
easyJet has set course to prove the sky is the limit without a glass ceiling in place by introducing the Amy Johnson Flying Initiative, which is designed to boost the number of women taking on the role of commercial airline pilot.
Business is soaring away for one SME in the private aviation sector
By Simon Brooke
Fancy flying off somewhere glamorous this weekend in your own private jet Although for most of us a seat on BA or easyJet is more familiar, the world of private aviation is changing with new players – many of them SMEs – disrupting the business models of this hitherto very discreet world and offering seats at lower prices than ever before.
Forget Maverick and Goose, UK outfit breeds new age pilots with drone school
Drones have received an increasing amount of attention in the UK, which has resulted in a group of airline pilots joining forces to create a drone training school – perhaps the Top Gun sequel will draw inspiration from the changing airspace.
Business minister Anna Soubry launches 10m aerospace fund for SMEs
A new £60m aerospace and 3D printing centre has been opened in Coventry by business minister Anna Soubry, who also revealed small businesses in the aerospace sector are able to apply for investment from a £10m fund.
The future of aviation in the hands of students sees bodyguard drones for birds
If the fate of aviation was left up to the world’s students, what would the outcome be Drones and video-game style consoles would be on the agenda if the Airbus’s Fly Your Ideas competition is any indicator.