Decarbonising the UK’s traditional aviation sector and accelerating the advanced air mobility industry
The UK Future Flight Innovation Zone operates from key sites in Somerset and Devon providing access to some of the most experienced aerospace and aviation experts in the world. Acting as a single point of contact, the UK Future Flight Innovation Zone’s team connects industry representatives with academia and regulatory authorities to support the development of future flight technologies.
The initiative will offer access to a range of aviation assets including runway, airspace and infrastructure test from Exeter’s regional airport, the iAero Innovation Centre & flight zone in Yeovil, as well as a network of other local airfields. It will be supported by world-class research, manufacturing, academia, skills and workforce development from across the South West.
Working alongside the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) it will enable future regulatory development, future air technology testing, skills development, collaboration and future commercialisation both nationally and regionally.
The UK Future Flight Innovation Zone will provide access to an Innovation Advisor who will be the first point of contact with the CAA, providing regulatory guidance and support on options available to enable innovative operations, providing critical review of proposed trials and documentation, facilitating exchange of knowledge and information between member organisations and CAA Subject Matter Experts, and providing additional support as required to help innovation projects deliver against their objectives.
We have funding available to support Technology Developers to access the FFIZ sand-box, contact corinne.matthews@somerset.gov.uk for more detail.