by Eleanor Dixon | Mar 4, 2026 | FAAM, Mid-Life Upgrade
Following the withdrawal of funding by UKRI-NERC, announced on Thursday 26 February 2026, the FAAM Airborne Laboratory will cease operations at the end of this financial year. There is now significant work required in the coming weeks to understand what this...
by Eleanor Dixon | Dec 3, 2025 | FAAM
We are replacing fire extinguishers on board the FAAM Airborne Laboratory’s atmospheric research aircraft to comply with a government directive aimed at reducing ozone depleting substances (ODS). What’s involved in replacing our fire extinguishers? Despite our...
by Eleanor Dixon | Jun 13, 2025 | Missions
Scientists are taking to the skies in June to study how emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from aircraft affect the Earth’s climate. Researchers from the National Centre of Atmospheric Science and the University of Cambridge are taking the FAAM Airborne Laboratory’s...
by Eleanor Dixon | May 15, 2025 | FAAM, Missions
Scientists are looking at how pollutants from aircraft could be reduced by using sustainable aviation fuel. Teams from the FAAM Airborne Laboratory, universities, research centres and aerospace companies are working together on a “chase” experiment, the first of its...
by Eleanor Dixon | Apr 30, 2025 | Mid-Life Upgrade
A cutting-edge new instrument for studying bioaerosols in the atmosphere, known as the Swisens Enhanced Poleno Jupiter, is joining the FAAM Airborne Laboratory through the Mid-Life Upgrade programme. The instrument will help scientists better understand tiny particles...
