The 2019 residential Gliding to Solo Scheme, sponsored by Boeing UK and delivered by the Air League, featured in BBC London News yesterday evening. We are unbelievably proud of our nine students from All Saints Catholic School, Kingsdale Foundation School and Space…
Calling budding entrepreneurs or those with an existing business/social enterprise:The Stelios Awards for Disabled Entrepreneurs UK, in partnership with Leonard Cheshire, is currently open for entries. This year, the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation, is giving away the largest ever amount of prize…
In its second year of running, The Air League and SES Satellites are delighted to announce Rosie Wilson and Sam Ross as the winners of the 2019 Space Scholarship. This scholarship will see 18 year olds Rosie and Sam spend…
The Air League is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of one its distinguished council members, Sir Michael Marshall CBE DL. Sir Michael was a leading figure in the aviation and aerospace industries and made an immense contribution to…
Today, The Air League would like to thank ACM Sir Stephen Hillier for his tremendous contribution to the Royal Air Force and the military capability of the United Kingdom, particularly through his last three years service as Chief of the…
This month, as part of our Soaring to Success programme with Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council, we saw over one hundred Year 9 students reach new heights for the first time! The Gliding Taster Days took place over the course of…
The Air League had a fantastic weekend in joining Boeing UK, the Northern Ireland Wing Air Training Corps, and the stunning cadet built Sting S4 (G-NIAC), in the 'Techno Zone' for The Royal International Air Tattoo 2019. The official handover…
The Air League congratulates Airbus on the 'Bird of Prey' concept, which was unveiled at RIAT 2019. This concept is a great way to capture the imagination and inspire young people to develop a career interest in engineering, aerospace and…
One more sleep until RIAT 2019 weekend begins! We are looking forward to seeing a young audience and industry colleagues at the series of events taking place in the Team Tempest chalet (opposite the Breitling chalet) tomorrow. Please see below…
The Air League wishes to note the sad passing of our long-term supporter, Colonel John Slim, 2nd Viscount Slim, aged 91. Viscount Slim was born in British India to William ‘Bill’ Slim, 1st Viscount Slim. He went on to carry…
