The world’s biggest air industry get-together – the bi-annual Paris Air Show – has got underway with Airbus landing the first blows in the time-honoured dog fight for aircraft sales. But as the week-long show progresses it could be Boeing, European-owned Airbus’s US rival, that emerges triumphant in the...
Bristol’s M Shed museum has celebrated the second anniversary of its opening by revealing it has received more than 1.3m visitors over that period – well over twice as many as anticipated. Since opening in the landmark 1950s transit sheds on Bristol’s historic waterfront, M Shed has been longlisted...
Business turnaround and insolvency specialist Wilson Field has opened an office in Bristol as part of an expansion that takes it into the South West and Wales markets for the first time. The firm, formed in Sheffield in 2001, has opened its South West base at Broad Quay House...
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Bristol will stage a programme of events based around the idea of the city as a ‘laboratory for change’ now it has become the European Green Capital 2015. Building on Bristol’s long history of experimenting, innovating and learning, the city will showcase the results of innovations and experiments that...
Business figures this evening spoke of their delight that Bristol has scooped the prestigious European Green Capital 2015 title. Bonnie Dean, chief executive at the Bristol & Bath Science Park, said the catapults Bristol’s many green achievements onto an international stage. “It will make the Bristol and Bath region...
Bristol was this evening presented with the prestigious title of European Green Capital 2015. The historic announcement, made at a ceremony in Nantes, France, which holds the current title, is the strongest recognition of the city's pioneering sustainable initiatives. Bristol triumphed in a four-way, tightly-fought contest with Brussels, Glasgow...
Within two hours Bristol could be holder of the coveted title of European Green Capital 2015 – with the delegation at this evening’s announcement in France brimming with confidence. Those close to the city’s bid say it is ahead on points over rivals Glasgow, Brussels and Ljubliana, the capital...
Click on the link to watch Airbus's official video of the A350's maiden flight at Toulouse earlier today http://www.a350xwbfirstflight.com/
The A350-900 is sized to seat more than 300 passengers comfortably over routes as long as 8,100 nautical miles. The use of the most modern design and manufacturing techniques results in exceptional fuel economy. A350-900 Key figures Range 15 000 km Typical seating x314 (3-class) Max payload tonnes Wing...
Hundreds of Airbus workers based at its Filton plant today watched via video link as the company’s latest aircraft, the A350 XWB, took to the skies for its maiden flight. The 300-seat long range plane, which cost about £8.9bn to develop, spent four hours above Toulouse, where it was...
Evolutions, one of London’s largest post-production groups, is to open a TV editing base in Bristol – the latest in a string of media firms to move to the city. The state-of-the-art digital operation on Whiteladies Road, in the heart of the city’s media district and close to the...
Businesses are being invited to support a festival that will bring an impressive array of international writing talent to Bristol and Bath later this month. A dozen of the best writers and performance poets from across the African Diaspora will take part in the Yardstick Festival from June 27 to...
