Booth 408 will be hive of activity not to be missed at the NEC this September, as leading manufacturer's Atlas Composites will be showcasing an array of new components and manufacturing capabilities for aerospace, motor sport and defence industries. In addition there will be information on their new recruitment drive and their new website will also be revealed.  

At the Farnborough Air Show on Tuesday, a team of world class engineering and manufacturing firms from across Coventry and Warwickshire united to launch a new initiative that will combine their expertise and facilitate joint-company tenders for major aircraft programmes.  

Coventry, Birmingham, Derbyshire, Redditch, Wolverhampton, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire and Solihull will be represented at one of the world’s most prestigious air shows as Midlands organisations eye global success.  

An iconic aircraft removed from display flying due to its involvement in operations in Afghanistan is to return to Cosford Air Show for the first time in four years, bosses revealed today.  

East Midlands companies which supply the aerospace industry are being urged to take advantage of a project which could lead to new jobs in the region.  

One of the largest aerospace and defence gatherings ever held in the West Midlands is due to take place next week (15th October), with more than 150 companies set to descend on RAF Cosford in Shropshire.  

Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce are attending The NATO British Industry Day in Brussels on Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 September and are looking for West Midlands Defence and Aerospace companies to join them.  

Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, will power new Gulf Air aircraft in an order worth US$1.5bn at list prices.  

A regional programme aimed at encouraging the development and exploitation of new technologies by companies in the Midlands aerospace supply chain is to receive a £1.5million boost.  

Aerospace companies in the West Midlands have been urged to diversify their business plans and invest in new programmes in order to emerge from the clouds of recession firmly on course.  

West Midlands Regional Minister Ian Austin today visited Goodrich Corporation’s Actuation Systems facility in Wolverhampton to review the status of Goodrich’s investment in a new plant to support the production ramp-up for the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft.