Britten-Norman reaches major milestone in UK-built Islander

Britten-Norman reaches major milestone in UK-built Islander

Britten-Norman, manufacturer of the Islander aircraft, has reached a major milestone in its programme to bring full aircraft production to its Bembridge facility on the Isle of Wight, UK. Supported by new investment and a wide-ranging transformation initiative, the company has completed more than 50% of the first new UK-built Islander’s assembly while expanding its workforce and modernising its facilities. Previously, major assemblies were manuf…

Britten-Norman reach milestone in UK-built Islander production

Britten-Norman has announced that it has assembled more than 50% of the first new UK-built Islander, its twin-engine light utility aircraft. The move marks a major step in the company’s “reshoring” initiative, a return to full UK manufacturing of the entire aircraft for the first time since the late 1960s. The new production line at Bembridge, Isle of Wight, is part of a wider transformation supported by fresh investment. “This milestone marks t…