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🥁 Applications for #AerospaceXelerated Cohort 4 are open! Programme partners @Boeing @TawazunECouncil are looking for exceptional #startups building Digital Services & Solutions to advance the future of sustainable aerospace. Submit an application: https://t.co/ViY4ElTSEf https://t.co/2Yloeo8n1z

Upcoming events:

Tawazun Economic Council has joined us as the latest partner! Sign up to our event on August 17th to learn more about why they’re looking forward to joining Cohort 4.

Celebrating the launch of Cohort 4, we are back with an Ask Us Anything webinar! Join us on September 1st, 1pm BST, for this informal webinar where we will answer all your burning questions around Aerospace Xelerated Cohort 4! Learn more and grab your ticket here:

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#aerospacexelerated Cohort 4 - Ask Us Anything (AUA) Webinar 🚀 ⏰: 1st Sept - 1pm (BST), 4pm (UAE) We'll be joined by the @Boeing GA&IP team - answering your questions about Cohort 4 🤩 https://t.co/WWWJa8lu2s @GKNAero @DASAccelerator @DefenceHQ @TawazunECouncil https://t.co/M4kxl3RvQm

Portfolio news:

Congrats to portfolio company Datch for their Series A round led by Blackhorn Ventures! Read more about their plans with the funding and how Datch can help companies improve operational efficiency:

Flare Bright’s Sustainable Aviation Test Environment (SATE) project and SafeZone project both win funding to develop and demonstrate integrated aviation systems and position the UK as a world leader in aviation.

Other news:

On July 26, we hosted a fireside chat with Advance Queensland discussing ways the defence industry can support indigenous businesses in engaging with the supply chain. It was an incredible full-house event and we were extremely inspired by the insights our panel members shared during the discussion.

“Startups are a big part of [innovation] as the technologies that they are currently developing are crucial to our industry’s future”, says AX Managing Partner, Nichola Bates in a Financial Times article on how aerospace companies are mitigating current supply chain disruptions.

Startup spotlights:

The digital era has evolved our relationship with machines into one that is much more intimate:

In the UK, just 7% of pilots are from BAME backgrounds and 3% are women. Globally, the statistics are similar. While the overall number of female pilots in aviation has increased, the percentage has…