Summary

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 a new women veterans forum announced today.
• easyJet launches new Inverness–Birmingham route for March 2026 — Inverness Airport is thrilled to share that easyJet has announced a new direct service between Inverness and Birmingham, bringing back a route that passengers have requested in recent years.