THE GOVERNMENT has backed plans to develop hybrid-electric propulsion for commercial aircraft with a £9 million grant to a project led by researchers at Cranfield.

PLANS for the long-term expansion of London Luton Airport, including for a second terminal, are forecast to create around 16,000 new jobs in the town.

THE FACILITIES formerly occupied by Monarch Airlines Engineering Training Academy at London Luton Airport have new owners.

THE GOVERNMENT has awarded £1.2 million to create a UK Aviation Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship cluster at Cranfield University.

TRANSPORT Secretary
Grant Shapps has called on the aviation industry to take the lead in launching
a “green transport revolution”.

THE 5.3
MILLION passengers who flew from and to London Luton Airport this summer have
set record figures for the airport.

FAST TRAINS every 30 minutes between London and Luton Airport Parkway are part of a £600 million improvement programme announced by the new operator of the rail network in the East Midlands.

AEROSPACE experts at Cranfield University are working on a project to develop the world’s first electric-powered passenger flights.

A NEW scholarship for women funded by the International Aviation Women Association has been announced at Cranfield University.

A TOTAL 200 runners were up before dawn to take part in London Luton Airport’s largest ever Runway Race during the Summer Solstice.