Register your interest to learn more about the Meet an Astronaut competition. 3 lucky people will meet face-to-face with NASA Astronaut Piers Sellers in December 2010 at the Royal Aeronautical Society headquarters.

Press Release – 1st September 2010

New Corporate Partner Member supports RAeS digital media aspirations.

The Royal Aeronautical Society continues to grow its online presence thanks to the support of the latest new RAeS corporate partner member – Specialist Technology Aerospace Group (STAG Aerospace). Go To Item

Press Release – 19th August 2010

At the RAF’s Annual Chief of Staff Support Conference on 18 August, the Royal Aeronautical Society is pleased to announce its new streamlined route to Chartered Engineer (CEng) registration for engineering professionals in the armed forces. Go To Item

Press Release – 4th August 2010

Dame Deirdre Hutton, the first woman to chair the Civil Aviation Authority, is to be the Keynote Speaker at the Royal Aeronautical Society’s 4th Women in Aviation and Aerospace Conference on Friday October 15. Since taking up her post last August, Dame Deirdre and her team have had to deal with one of the most serious problems to hit the entire aviation industry – the closure of British airspace as a result of volcanic ash drifting over the country from Iceland. Go To Item

Press Release – 30th July 2010

Bill Read, Features Editor of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s flagship publication Aerospace International, has won a prestigious Aviation Journalist of the Year Awards (AJOYA). Go To Item

Press Release – 16th July 2010

At the 2010 Farnborough International Airshow the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) is going “digital”. The world’s oldest aviation institution is proving yet again that is at the forefront of innovation by launching a series of digital channels/platforms which will keep visitors informed of the Society’s activities and presence at Farnborough. Go To Item

Press Release – 2nd July 2010

Bill Read, the Features Editor of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s flagship publication Aerospace International, has received two nominations for the prestigious Aerospace Journalist of the Year Awards. The Awards takes place annually and hundreds of articles are submitted, so to be nominated for two awards is quite an achievement. Mr Read has been short-listed in the Propulsion Category, for his article “Power Plants” and the Systems & Technology Category for his article “Small is Beautiful” (read here). Go To Item

Press Release – 4th June 2010

On 24 June 2010 the Royal Aeronautical Society’s presentation of Written Paper Prizes will be held at the headquarters of the Society at No.4 Hamilton Place, London W1.

This will be held in conjunction with the Sopwith Lecture, ‘UAS Systems and the Future’. The evenings lecture will be given by Darryl Davis, President of Phantom Works for the Boeing Defence, Space & Security business unit of the Boeing Company. Go To Item

Press Release – 25 May 2010

The Royal Aeronautical Society is the venue for a premiere of a brand new Channel 4 TV documentary – Fighting The Red Baron. Channel 4 has chosen the Society’s headquarters, No 4 Hamilton Place, London, to preview the programme to a prestigious audience of Society members, invited guests, cast and production crew. Go To Item

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At the 145th Annual General Meeting of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), held on 19th May, AVM David Couzens was officially handed the Presidential chain of office by outgoing President Dr Mike Steeden (RAeS President 2009-2010). Go To Item

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The Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) is keenly anticipating the lift off of the final flight of the Space Shuttle Atlantis, which is set to launch on 14th May. The reason for the anticipation is because British-born astronaut Dr Piers Sellers is taking the travelling medal of the President of the Royal Aeronautical Society on board. The President’s travelling medal is a lighter weight version of the Presidents official medal of office, normally the President carries the travelling medal when visiting the extensive network of branches of the Royal Aeronautical Society. Go To Item

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The Royal Aeronautical Society was honoured when HRH Lt Gen Abdulrahman bin Fahad Al-Faisal, Commander Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) visited the Society’s London headquarters, No 4 Hamilton Place.  As part of his visit HRH LT Gen Fahad Al-Faisal presented a painting of an English Electric Lightning to Dr Mike Steeden, President of the Royal Aeronautical Society, in celebration of the strengthening bond between the Royal Saudi Air Force and the Society. Go To Item

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The Royal Aeronautical Society’s (RAeS) annual conference concluded yesterday. The final presentations highlighted the contrast between the enormous potential for future wealth creation, exports and high-tech employment that could be generated in the UK aerospace sector with the warning that this could be put at risk if an incoming government ignored the need to adopt a more strategic investment agenda. The conference speakers, representing leading global businesses, academic institutions and aviation and defence organisations, provided a wide ranging series of presentations and Q&A sessions. The topics discussed stretched from the recent air travel crisis caused by volcanic ash to future prospects for safer and more environmentally friendly air traffic management, air finance, the expanding prospects for British involvement in space access and the changing needs and threats in defence. Go To Item

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At the first day of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s annual conference – Aerospace 2010:Beyond the Horizon, a team of speakers, issued a stark warning – “The UK aerospace industry needs more investment in research and development in order to survive”.  Go To Item

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The Royal Aeronautical Society’s Annual Conference opens today. The two-day event brings together speakers from industry and academia taking a long view about prospects for aerospace and aviation. The conference will address the growing financial and strategic uncertainties affecting the sector. A key theme is the continuing importance of investing in new technology to meet environmental challenges in civil aviation and novel military requirements. Go To Item

The Royal Aeronautical Society, in association with iPER Media are proud to announce the launch of the IMPROVED Aero Society Channel!

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