Although they may not take center stage like fighter jets and bombers, trainer aircraft and aerobatic aircraft play an important part for the UK Royal Air Force (RAF). So much so that they will ...

The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) is exploring multiple pathways to reducing its environmental impact, with initiatives ranging from the planned introduction of electrically-powered light training aircraft ...

The two-seat Swift is targeted at the flight training and general aviation market. Credit: Swift Technology Group The first British civil aircraft to be wholly designed, manufactured and certified in ...

The U.K.’s Royal Air Force (RAF) is publicly highlighting its need for a new trainer aircraft while the government continues to delay a decision. At last week’s Aero India airshow, Kevin Marsh, the ...

As the venerable Hawker Siddeley Hawk T1 approaches the sunset of its star-studded career, sources have hinted at a potential for British Aerospace (BAE) Systems, Saab, Boeing to collaborate on its ...

The UK Royal Air Force hopes to issue inspection guidelines on 4 August that should enable it to begin resuming flight operations with its BAE Systems Hawk T1/1A jet trainers. A ground inspection of ...

A continuing shortage of capacity in its flying training organisation has led the UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) to return to training pilots on Hawk T1 aircraft, three years after it retired the analog ...

All 28 of the RAF's Hawk T2 jet trainer aircraft have been grounded while the MoD investigates an engine issue. (Janes/Gareth Jennings) The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) has grounded its fleet of BAE ...