Daily digest of official releases touching Scottish and wider UK aviation activity: - **East West Rail autumn announcement 2025** — Latest proposals for East West Rail reflect government’s commitment to delivering improved connectivity for communities in the Oxford-Cambridge region. - **East West Rail unveils next phase for Oxford-Cambridge growth** — East West Rail confirms next phase of construction, boosting Oxford-Cambridge links with more frequent trains, new stations and major economic growth. - **UK airspace design service: proposed modifications to NERL…

Daily digest of official releases touching Scottish and wider UK aviation activity: - **Official Statistics: Transport Statistics Geography Portal: November 2025** — Quarterly update to the website that presents existing published official statistics, by the Department for Transport, in a geographical format. - **Guidance: Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes: how to comply** — What participants need to do to meet their obligations under the Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes (VETS) Order 2023. - **Statutory guidance: East West Rail safeguarding directions** — Safeguarding…

Daily digest of official releases touching Scottish and wider UK aviation activity: - **Guidance: RTFO and SAF Mandate feedstock materials used for creating low carbon fuels** — List of feedstock materials for making renewable fuels under the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO) scheme and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) mandate. - **New Sunderland-made Nissan LEAF qualifies for £3,750 discount under government’s EV grant in a boost for North East manufacturing** — There are now 39 models of electric vehicles eligible for…

Daily digest of official releases touching Scottish and wider UK aviation activity: - **HIAL team member volunteers in Mexico** — Gary Johnstone, Deputy Head of Fire and Airside Operations, recently completed his 14th international volunteering mission with the International Fire & Rescue Association. - **New Chair and Non-Executive Director sought for HIAL Board** — Scottish Ministers are looking to appoint a new Chair and Non-Executive Director to the Board of Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd (HIAL). - **First Minister visits…

Daily digest of official releases touching Scottish and wider UK aviation activity: - **HIAL recognised for Health & Safety Promotion work** — Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd have been awarded Highly Commended in the Small Airport Category for their work for 2025 Airports UK Health & Safety Week. - **Dundee Airport Feature in Airport Operator Magazine** — The latest edition of Airport Operator, the magazine published by Airports UK includes a feature on Dundee Airport. - **Complete our survey for…

Daily digest of official releases touching Scottish and wider UK aviation activity: - **Wick - Aberdeen PSO Procurement Process Launched** — Highland Council have launched an emergency tender today to secure a new operator the Wick - Aberdeen PSO service. - **Update on flights at Wick John O'Groats Airport** — The Highland Council have provided an update on the suspension of flights between Wick and Aberdeen by Eastern Airways. - **Update for Wick John O'Groats Airport** — HIAL was made…

Daily digest of official releases touching Scottish and wider UK aviation activity: - **Defence Secretary speech on threats to the UK** — The Defence Secretary set out the scale of threats we face, including from the Russian spy ship Yantar which was threatening UK waters between 5 and 11 November. - **First ever government female veterans’ forum to put ex-military voices at the heart of support** — Female veterans are to be put at the heart of government support, through…

Daily digest of official releases touching Scottish and wider UK aviation activity: - **Transparency data: Military Court Service sentencing remarks 2025** — Transcripts of sentencing remarks from Service Court hearings in the Court Martial from 2025. - **Official Statistics: MOD Diversity Dashboard: October 2025** — Statistics on the diversity declaration and representation of minority groups of civil servants employed by the MOD. - **Guidance: Military low flying: RAF operational low flying training timetable** — Royal Air Force (RAF) operational low…

Daily digest of official releases touching Scottish and wider UK aviation activity: - **New energetics factories for the UK** — The defence industry is being invited to submit proposals to meet the Government’s requirements for bolstering munitions and energetics production in the UK. - **Boost for Armed Forces as new laser weapon takes down high-speed drones** — MBDA awarded £316 million contract to deliver new DragonFire systems to the Royal Navy from 2027, after achieving UK first in latest testing…

Daily digest of official releases touching Scottish and wider UK aviation activity: - **Guidance: Dartmoor firing times** — Information on Dartmoor Training Area's firing times. - **Guidance: Sennybridge firing notice** — Monthly firing times for Sennybridge Training Area. - **Guidance: Introduction to BowTie methodology course** — This Military Aviation Authority Centre of Air Safety Training enables delegates to gain a basic awareness of BowTies and associated processes. _Editors: verify figures/details against the primary sources linked below before expanding this section…