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An overview of news, trends and research in the Aviation industry in the UK:

Capgemini becomes business partner of the Skywise digital platform Global professional services firm Capgemini has signed an 18-month agreement with Airbus to develop the company’s data services platform for airlines.
02 July 2019
Rolls-Royce's record pension buy-out advised on by Mercer Global actuarial consultancy Mercer has advised the Rolls-Royce UK Pension Fund on a record buy-out worth over £4.6 billion.
18 June 2019
Aviation change could drastically reduce CO2 levels of industry Growth in the aviation industry is set to continue at pace, with demand from developing countries spiking, leading to the world’s fleet of planes expanding by thousands in the process.
29 April 2019
BDO administrates Flybmi amid aviation industry turbulence Around 400 jobs UK, Germany, Sweden and Belgium have been lost, following the collapse of commercial airliner Flybmi.
21 February 2019
Monarch Aircraft Engineering appoints KPMG administrators KPMG has been installed as the administrator for Monarch Aircraft Engineering, having already performed a similar role for the entity’s connected airline in 2017.
09 January 2019
Air Partner assists humanitarian aid missions throughout 2018 Air Partner’s Freight team faced an extremely busy 2018, which saw the department deliver humanitarian aid across the globe.
27 December 2018
Heathrow recruits KPMG Director to help with expansion As Heathrow Airport prepares for a £14 billion expansion plan, Emma-Jane Houghton has been appointed to head up its procurement procedures from February 2019.
23 November 2018
Professional services firms to resurface RAF Northolt runway Construction firm Lagan Aviation and Infrastructure and consultancy Mott MacDonald will work on the resurfacing of an RAF runway near Ealing.
21 November 2018
Market for predictive maintenance to reach $11 billion by 2022 A new report has revealed that rather than being a method of avoiding losses, predictive maintenance of equipment could create major value for businesses.
23 August 2018
How Agile working with SAFe helps Air France - KLM bolster performance In order to boost its time to market and efficiency, commercial airliner Air France – KLM recently underwent a concerted campaign of Agile adoption.
25 June 2018
Mott MacDonald appoints Graham Bolton global head of aviation wing Mott MacDonald has picked up aviation industry expert Graham Bolton, who will from the firm’s London office lead the firm’s Global Aviation practice.
25 April 2018
MRO market to grow 4% annually to $115 billion by 2028 The global aviation fleet is set to see solid growth, up 4.2% annually to 2028, when a total of more than 32,000 plans will be operational.
19 March 2018
Cathay Pacific Airways hires McKinsey to advise on transformation plan Troubled Cathay Pacific Airways has hired McKinsey & Co consultants in order to advise on a transformation plan, drawing on turnarounds at regional rivals such as Qantas and Japan Airlines.
08 January 2018
Bain & Company expert expects electronic flight delays The aerospace and aviation sectors have seen profits fall amid rising costs, with automation and electrification viewed as key strategies for reversing this.
29 December 2017
PA Consulting expands aviation sector offering with Nyras acquisition PA Consulting Group has signed an agreement to acquire Nyras Limited, the international aviation consultancy.
07 December 2017
European Defence Agency selects Baines Simmons for consultancy project Baines Simmons has won a new contract with the European Defence Agency (EDA) to assist with compliance regarding new airworthiness compliance measures, and the training of new personnel.
24 November 2017
Increased pressure on aviation industry to transform to electric propulsion The race to develop a fully electric aircraft has begun.
23 November 2017
NATS taps Altran to design new air traffic conflict detection tool NATS has partnered with Altran to implement a next generation conflict detection tool, as consulting firms continue to benefit from innovation in the aerospace industry.
14 November 2017
Oliver Wyman subsidiary Cavok acquires UK based aviation firm In a bid to expand its technical aviation expertise in Europe, Oliver Wyman has completed the acquisition of AVISA for an undisclosed fee.
27 October 2017
FAB CE reappoints consultancies to run Programme Support Office The Functional Airspace Block Central Europe (FAB CE) has reappointed aviation consultancy Helios and Integra Consult to run its Programme Support Office (PSO) for the next three years.
20 October 2017
KPMG to administrate ailing UK airline Monarch Big Four firm KPMG have been appointed as administrators for Monarch, after the airline became the largest ever in Britain to enter administration.
12 October 2017
Global aviation group Air Partner acquires UK based SafeSkys Professional services firm Air Partner has obtained ownership of environmental and air traffic control services specialists SafeSkys.
05 October 2017
Garyth Lofthouse and Huw Ross join aviation consulting firm Helios Aviation consultancy Helios has added two experienced consultants to its consultancy team: Garyth Lofthouse and Huw Ross.
26 September 2017
Commercial aerospace industry profits fall slightly on increasing costs The commercial aviation industry has enjoyed a number of years of relatively high profitability, high EBIT margins and higher market capitalisations as the more efficient industry saw considerably lo
19 September 2017
Financial Services can learn from unbundling strategies in aviation In order to fully understand the true implications and consequences of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II), the financial services (FS) sector should look to other areas to lear
01 September 2017
Capgemini supporting Cathay Pacific and BSH with digital transformations Capgemini has in recent months won two large digital transformation projects.
18 August 2017
Engineering consultancies appointed to Schiphol expansion project Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, the largest in the Netherlands, is buckling under the weight of its own success.
02 August 2017
Dassault Aviation contracts consultants for Mission Preparation System Aeronautics firm Dassault Aviation has appointed Altran and Luciad to develop the Mission Preparation System, for its multipurpose fighter jets.
27 July 2017
Rise of lean, digitally sophisticated planes sees 747's days numbered Huge improvements to airline technology could soon see fleets expand by over 20,000, while the number of passengers by the end of 2017 could increase by 10,000, according to a new report.
07 July 2017
Alitalia enters bankruptcy as staff strike against job losses Troubled airline Alitalia faces a tumultuous future, having recently filed for bankruptcy proceedings.
04 July 2017
The 10 most profitable airlines of the globe American Airlines have become the world’s most profitable airline according to new figures between 2012 and 2016.
23 June 2017
Roland Berger predicts in-flight Wi-Fi revolution is imminent In a 24/7 digital culture, which tends to be ‘always on’, especially for business travellers, the expectation for airlines to accommodate digital technologies in-flight is growing.
06 June 2017

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