Falklands, Good News for FIGAS, Next NB Islander Scheduled to Be “Delivered in Coming Weeks”

Falklands, good news for FIGAS, next NB Islander scheduled to be “delivered in coming weeks”

Falkland Islands Government Air Service, FIGAS, Britten-Norman has confirmed that the first new Islander to be produced through its fully reshored UK production line has reached 75% completion at the company’s Bembridge facility on the Isle of Wight, with final assembly scheduled in the coming weeks.

Britten-Norman says first fully UK-made Islander 75% built

Britten-Norman says the first fully UK-built Islander aircraft is nearing completion with work on a second plane already underway at its Bembridge facility on the Isle of Wight. On June 8, 2026, Britten-Norman confirmed that the first new Islander to be produced through its fully reshored UK production line had reached 75% completion. The second airframe is now nearing 25% complete on the line, and components for follow-on aircraft are already i…

First UK-built Islander passes 75% completion at Bembridge, on schedule for delivery

Britten-Norman has confirmed that the first new Islander to be produced through its fully reshored UK production line has reached 75% completion at the company’s Bembridge facility on the Isle of Wight, with final assembly scheduled in the coming weeks. The aircraft, contracted to the Falkland Islands Government Air Service (FIGAS), will be the first […]

Reshored Britten-Norman Islander passes 75% completion on Bembridge production line

Britten-Norman has confirmed that the first new Islander to be produced through its fully reshored UK production line has reached 75% completion at the company’s Bembridge facility on the Isle of Wight, with final assembly scheduled in the coming weeks. The aircraft, which is contracted to the Falkland Islands Government Air Service (FIGAS), will be the first to be delivered from the new Bembridge production line. A second airframe is now nearin…