Fireside Chat with FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker: Opportunities and Challenges in Civil Aviation and Aerospace - Safety, Innovation, and Sustainability 8 October 2024 Royal Aeronautical Society Headquarters Lecture Join us on 8 October for this fireside chat with FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker. RAeS Chief Executive David Edwards will facilitate an intimate fireside chat with FAA Administrator […]

Save the date for the 2024 Royal Aeronautical Society’s President’s Conference: Design, Build, Fly, taking place on 15-17 October 2024 at RAeS HQ, 4 Hamilton Place, London, hosted by the Society’s President 2024-2025, David Chinn FRAeS. Design, Build, Fly (DBF) is a new initiative which aims to address the skills gap in the UK aerospace, aviation and […]

19 November 2024 - 20 November 2024 Royal Aeronautical Society Headquarters Conference Booking is open for the Royal Aeronautical Society’s AI in Civil Aviation and Airports Summit 2024, a two-day event focusing on how advancements in AI have the potential to shape the future of air travel and revolutionise both aviation and airport operations in terms of efficiency […]

Booking is open for the Royal Aeronautical Society’s AI in Civil Aviation and Airports Summit 2024, a two-day event focusing on how advancements in AI have the potential to shape the future of air travel and revolutionise both aviation and airport operations in terms of efficiency and safety. With sessions concentrating on airport operations and civil aviation, […]

Book now for the RAeS RPAAS Conference 2025, taking place in London and online on 23-24 April 2025, with early bird ticket rates available until 3 March! Remotely Piloted and Autonomous Aircraft Systems (RPAAS) are transforming industries, from military operations to vital public services and innovative commercial ventures. Think of reduced acquisition, operating, training, and through-life […]

Book your place now for the Royal Aeronautical Society’s President’s Conference 2025: People in Aerospace, with early bird tickets available until 31 August 2025. This important conference will explore and focus on people's critical role in future advancements in aerospace. We will be joined by cross-industry experts to discuss current trends, explore strategies, and showcase […]

In aerospace, collaboration is second nature - yet when it comes to our charitable efforts, too often we work alone. Across the UK, around 140 aerospace charities are doing vital work, but our impact is fragmented. The Royal Aeronautical Society is hosting the UK Aerospace Charity Symposium to change that. This will be a neutral […]

RAeS: From Concorde to Boom Supersonic Concorde was a truly unique aircraft. For over 27 years. From January 1976 to November 2003, it allowed a select few civil passengers the experience of flying at up to Mach 2. The 14 Concorde aircraft (7 British Airways, and 7 Air France) clocked up more supersonic flying hours […]

RAeS Lecture: Another Giant Leap for Mankind, Padhraic Kelleher MSc FRAeS CAA Remarkable advances in aviation during the first half of the 20th century helped drive the emergence of commercial aviation.  In the second half of the century, mankind continued to make giant leaps to go higher, further and faster and to do so ever […]

RAeS Handley Page Named Lecture 2026: Vertical Aerospace: British Innovation and EVTOL Electric vertical flight is no longer a distant ambition. A new generation of full-scale electric aircraft capable of vertical take-off and landing is being designed, built and flown.  These aircraft bring together advances in batteries, electric propulsion, lightweight structures and highly integrated flight-control […]