If you think this display looks like two full size Extra 300 aircraft performing a stunning routine of formation and opposition aerobatics – you would be right. Well, almost! One aircraft is indeed a full size, high-performance, single-seat Extra 300S aircraft flown by Chris Burkett. The other aircraft is a 40% scale,...
Hear from one of the participants of what it was like to run the Sunrise Runway Challenge. Saturday 23 June – We were blessed with bright blue clear skies for the Sunrise Runway Challenge – our just reward for getting out of bed early on a Saturday morning. Close to 200 of us...
Relive the Royal Air Force’s most daring operation of the Second World War, 75 years to the day, with a gala screening of the newly restored classic British film, The Dam Busters. Dan Snow will host a commemorative evening paying tribute to Wing Commander Guy Gibson and his comrades of the legendary 617 Squadron....
London Biggin Hill Airport and aviation charity fly2help welcomed ten young aviation enthusiasts to its annual Aim High Scholarship programme during the half term break. Aim High is a week-long educational programme packed with activities designed to give young people behind-the-scenes insight into the wide range of roles available in the aviation sector. The initiative...
London : The kids of Rainbow Preschool were treated to a visit from a group of Biggin Bears, the furry mascots of London Biggin Hill Airport, who were escorted by Senior Airport Fire Officer, Andy Mellers. Julie Cranenburgh and Jan Billet, who run Rainbow preschool, staffed the Lost Kids tent as this year’s 100th...
London – 02 October 2017: The winner of the London Biggin Hill Airport Photography Competition 2017 is Steve Cullum from Meopham, Kent, whose entry captured the breath-taking aerobatics of this year’s Red Arrow display at the Festival of Flight. The winner of the under-16s group was Summer Garner, 15, of Gravesend, Kent, who took...
Big on Business On the 18th August, the Friday before the Festival of Flight Airshow, London Biggin Hill Airport is hosting a business networking event, entitled Big on Business. Over 300 local business owners and directors are anticipated to be there, providing an opportunity to establish new relationships, as well as develop existing ones. Big...
Biggin Hill has been ranked as London’s fastest growing airport for business aviation. To meet this unprecedented demand, we are expanding our Airport Security team, affording you the opportunity to apply for the job role of Security Officer. The successful candidate will be well-presented, discreet, a good communicator, able to work well under pressure and...
For the past 10 years, Jamie Goatman has been a man with a mission – to be a professional pilot. At the age of 28, after a decade of hard slog of studying for professional examinations while raising a family, his dream has come true as he takes up his first full-time...