Cranfield Aerospace Solutions (CAeS) appears to be selling a Britten-Norman BN2 Islander which it quietly acquired last year, its second example of the UK-built type. CAeS already owns a ...

The UK transferred control of its Britten-Norman Defender AL2 surveillance aircraft and Islander AL1/CC2 surveillance and utility aircraft from the British Army Air Corps (AAC) to the Royal Air Force ...

Britten-Norman is proud to play an integral part in the Solent area. Since 2010, the manufacturer has invested more than £30m in the local community and thus far created over 150+ skilled ...

A proposed merger between a pair of British firms—one a longtime aircraft manufacturer and the other a pioneer in alternative propulsion systems—could hold the key to an aviation first. The U.K.’s ...

Britten-Norman secured new investment from a private equity firm, a month after the last independent British aircraft manufacturer said it would hire administrators during a period of financial ...

Isle of Wight aircraft manufacturer Britten-Norman is to ramp up the production of its iconic Islander aircraft after securing 'significant' investment. The company, the UK’s leading manufacturer of ...

On this day in aviation history, June 12, 1965-60 years ago-the Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander took to the skies for the first time. Designed in the United Kingdom by Britten-Norman, the Islander was ...

Desmond Norman, co-founder of Britten-Norman, died last week of a heart attack at the age of 73. Norman and John Britten joined forces in the late 1940s and their partnership led to the development of ...