As Aviation History Month continues throughout November, ASG Aerospace is reflecting on five pioneering achievements that helped shape modern aerospace engineering, from the first flight of Concorde and the Apollo 11 Moon landing to advances in composite materials, digital flight controls and jet engine technology

ASG Aerospace, which manufactures components for Bombardier’s Global 8000, has welcomed UK Civil Aviation Authority approval for the aircraft to operate at London City Airport, announced on 10 September 2026.

ASG Aerospace is celebrating Aviation History Month this November with a series looking back at the people and breakthroughs that shaped flight, beginning with the milestones before 1950.

Mandy Ridyard, Director of Marketing and Communications at ASG Aerospace and a National Manufacturing Commissioner, returned from October's trade mission to India convinced that aerospace, drones and semiconductors offer some of the most exciting opportunities in the UK–India relationship.

ASG Aerospace is marking the 54th anniversary of the first flight of the Airbus A300, an aircraft that transformed commercial aviation and laid the foundations for one of the world's most successful aerospace manufacturers.

The Chancellor used his first Budget to confirm a £2.5 billion programme with Rolls-Royce, shared between the company and the Government over ten years. It will develop a new generation of cleaner, more efficient engines for passenger and military aircraft. The bigger prize is a British engine on the next generation of single-aisle jets, the workhorses of short-haul travel

As National Mentoring Day is marked on 27 October, ASG Aerospace is celebrating the role of mentoring in developing future talent, highlighting the experiences of two employees whose careers demonstrate the value of sharing knowledge, building confidence and creating opportunities across the aerospace manufacturing industry.

ASG Aerospace is marking the 68th anniversary of one of commercial aviation's defining moments, when a Pan American World Airways Boeing 707 departed New York for Paris on 26 October 1958, helping to usher in a new era of international air travel.

Following his recent visit to Toulouse for the ADS Annual Event, ASG Aerospace CEO Simon Weston has shared his reflections on the opportunities facing British aerospace manufacturers.

Aerospace has welcomed a series of major aircraft orders secured by customer Boeing, as airlines continue to invest in fleet renewal and additional capacity.

ASG Aerospace is marking World Standards Day on 14 October by highlighting the role that internationally recognised standards play in creating consistency across a global aerospace supply chain.

ASG Aerospace welcomed Rolls-Royce’s announcement of a £300 million investment in its UK manufacturing and engineering facilities, describing the programme as a major boost for British aerospace manufacturing and the specialist supply chain supporting its future growth.

ASG Aerospace has welcomed GKN Aerospace’s latest investment in manufacturing capacity, as the company prepares to triple the size of its North Charlestown operation in the United States.

ASG Aerospace is marking the anniversary of the launch of Sputnik 1, the small Soviet satellite whose journey into orbit on 4 October 1957 opened a new era in engineering and exploration.

ASG Aerospace has welcomed Airbus’s latest investment in UK manufacturing, as the aircraft maker prepares to create 480 new jobs at its Broughton operation in North Wales.

September holds a special place in the history of one of aerospace's most recognisable aircraft, and in ASG Aerospace's own manufacturing story.

ASG Aerospace’s Mandy Ridyard has been named among the Make UK 130 Honours, recognising her contribution to manufacturing leadership, regional business growth and national industrial policy.

ASG Aerospace is celebrating the careers, skills and people behind the sector this National Manufacturing Day by asking one simple question: Why Aerospace?

Today, ASG Aerospace joins manufacturers across the country in celebrating the people, skills and technology behind UK manufacturing.

A £1.75 million investment at ASG Aerospace’s TGM operation in Preston is adding significant large-format machining capacity as the group prepares for continued demand from major aerospace programmes.