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23% growth in departures signals a successful 2017 for London Biggin Hill Airport

London – 18th December 2017: The WingX Advance Q4 report revealed London Biggin Hill Airport as one of the fastest-growing business aviation airports in Europe, with a 23% year-on-year increase in departures for November, resulting in a remarkable 16%... Read more...

2018 Festival of Flight set for 18th and 19th August at London Biggin Hill Airport

London – 4 December 2017: London Biggin Hill’s Festival of Flight is set to take place at the airport on the 18th and 19th of August 2018. The 2018 festival will coincide with the 100th anniversary of the Royal... Read more...

Servicing at Bombardier’s second London Biggin Hill hangar takes off

London – 1 December 2017:  Servicing at Bombardier Business Aircraft’s new hangar at London Biggin Hill Airport officially begins today on a Global 6000. The new hangar and the addition of more than 70 technicians has doubled Bombardier’s capacity... Read more...

Bombardier Doubles Capacity at London Biggin Hill Service Centre with Addition of New Hangar

November 14, 2017 – Montréal Bombardier Inc.,  Business Aircraft,  Press Release Additional hangar will be operational by end of 2017 and dedicated to heavy maintenance events More than 70 trained technicians and three project managers recently added to the facility... Read more...

London Biggin Hill Airport encourages local youth to soar during Aim High Scholarship week

London – 30th October: London Biggin Hill Airport and aviation charity fly2help welcomed ten young aviation enthusiasts to its annual Aim High Scholarship programme during the half term break. Aim High is a week-long educational programme packed with activities... Read more...

Aviation Minister praises London Biggin Hill Airport’s ambitious infrastructure plans

London – 24th October: During an official visit to London Biggin Hill Airport last Thursday, the UK’s Aviation Minister Lord Callanan commended the sound job creation and infrastructure development plans to be implemented at the airport over the next... Read more...

FLYING SCHOLAR BEN AKHTAR KITTED OUT COURTESY OF ADAMS AVIATION

**Closing date for 2018 scholarships extended to 17th November**  Ben Akhtar, the 18-year old winner of the Biggin Hill Airport Flying Scholarship award for 2017 was invited recently to the Adams Aviation Supply Co showroom in New Addington to... Read more...

140,000 sq. ft Biggin Hill Airport development set for completion by Christmas

NBAA Convention, Las Vegas – 11th October: London Biggin Hill Airport is announcing this week that work on its 60,000 sq. ft hangar, 10,000 sq. ft office block and 70,000 sq. ft additional ramp space is on track for... Read more...

New plans for small boutique hotel at London Biggin Hill Airport

London – 9th October: London Biggin Hill Airport is announcing today that new plans for its boutique hotel have been released, and will be available to view at a public exhibition from 3-8pm on Tuesday 10th October at the... Read more...

London Biggin Hill Airport welcomes new aerospace students

London – 9 October: London Biggin Hill Airport hosted students from London South East Colleges’ first Aerospace and Engineering courses, which launched last week. As part of ongoing efforts to encourage more young people to pursue careers in the... Read more...