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Virgin Atlantic and Cambridge Spark launch ‘AI Champion’ apprenticeship

19/04/2025 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Virgin Atlantic (VS/VIR) has become the first airline to launch an ‘AI Champion’ apprenticeship program in partnership with digital skills education providers, Cambridge Spark. The apprenticeship aims to address sluggish AI adoption among enterprise employees globally and boost productivity & AI tool adoption by increasing AI fluency in non-technical professionals. [read more]

Airbus increases hydrogen innovation with UK centre

Aerospace companies top UK innovation funding

22/09/2022 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

Aerospace companies make up 4 of the top 5 recipients of funding from Innovate UK, the UK government’s national innovation agency. Rolls-Royce, which makes aerospace engines, heads the list having received a total of £688,544,903.68 in funding from Innovate UK. The Derby-based manufacturer is developing ways to make aviation more [read more]

British Airways to trial 3D printing of aircraft parts

09/12/2019 2 minute read
Written by: Nick Harding

British Airways (BA/BAW) has said that it is undertaking a trial to explore the possibility of using 3D Printers to create aircraft parts. The airline says that it could routinely print parts such as tray tables or aircraft windows in a bid to reduce it having to fly spare parts [read more]