By Anne North Nearly 50,000 people have already rushed to sign a petition calling on the government not to rescue Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic airline. Mr Branson, who was...

By Julia Penhaligon A new taxpayer-funded route from Newquay Airport to London is imminent, according to Cornwall Council leader Julian German. However, Mr German told a thinly-attended cabinet meeting...

By Richard Whitehouse Cornwall Council may have to pay more to keep Newquay airport open following the collapse of regional airline FlyBe. The warning was made to councillors just...

By Peter Tremayne The difficulties facing Newquay Airport following the collapse of Flybe have been thrown into sharp relief by the publication of new figures which show an 11%...

By Peter Tremayne Newquay Airport bosses are expecting to be called to an emergency meeting tomorrow morning (Thursday) amid strong rumours that Flybe will collapse tonight.  About 2,000 jobs...

By Julia Penhaligon Richard Branson has admitted to some “frustrations” as his Virgin Orbit project remains firmly rooted to the ground in California – posing questions about the future...

By Graham Smith The government has asked the private company Air Charter to stand by to rescue any Flybe passengers who might become stranded if the airline collapses.  A...

By Rashleigh MacFarlane British Airways is launching a summer route between London Heathrow and Newquay, creating the only direct route to Heathrow.  The service will run between 2nd July...

By Peter Tremayne A government decision is imminent on whether to offer Flybe a £100 million loan, to help rescue the struggling airline.  The loan would be in addition...

By Graham Smith The date for Richard Branson’s first test flight of his LauncherOne rocket has slipped again, but this time by only a few days – raising hopes...

By Peter Tremayne Flybe is to introduce new flights between Newquay and Amsterdam, and increase services to Manchester and Edinburgh, as part-compensation for the loss of its connection to...

By Graham Smith It’s official – nearly – that Flybe is to abandon its Heathrow airport landing slots.  Passengers from Newquay will instead be offered flights to Gatwick. The...

By Rashleigh MacFarlane The St Francis dogs home, Porth, Newquay, is to close its kennel doors to new admissions with immediate effect – and is looking for new homes...

By Graham Smith The government has buckled to demands by Richard Branson for a £100 million tax-break to keep the troubled regional airline Flybe operational. The deal still leaves...

By Richard Whitehouse The leader of Cornwall Council has ruled out the possibility of the authority operating flights to London saying it would be a “stretch too far.” Julian...

By Anne North Today (Tuesday) looks like being make-or-break for the troubled airline Flybe, which connects Newquay to London’s Heathrow airport and other major UK cities. Crunch talks involving...

By Peter Tremayne A World War 2 Lancaster bomber is being rebuilt at Newquay airport.  Replica Aircraft Fabrications, based at Newquay’s AeroHub, is searching for spare parts to help...

By Richard Whitehouse Cornwall’s biggest music festival has submitted plans to remain at its current home for the next five years. Boardmasters, which takes place in August on a...

By Graham Smith Richard Branson has again delayed his first attempt at putting a rocket into orbit, as an April deadline for Cornwall Council’s capital budget approaches and questions...

By Anne North Richard Branson has admitted he is still “not quite ready” to launch his rocket for the first time, as tensions rise at County Hall over the...

By Peter Tremayne Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit project will stay stuck in the Californian desert for at least the rest of the year. The tycoon has confirmed that his...

By Julia Penhaligon A crowdfunding campaign to raise cash for 100 staff at Fifteen Cornwall has so far attracted £3,400, in a bid to soften the pre-Christmas blow of...

By Peter Tremayne The man who has masterminded the growth of Newquay Airport over the past 10 years has resigned to take up a new position at Birmingham Airport....

A year is a long time in space politics.  Above, the official forecast number of jobs in 2018, while beneath, the official report going to councillors on Tuesday.

By Anne North Cornwall Council is hoping to develop an alternative “Plan B” and a “Plan C” for its Newquay spaceport project in the event that Richard Branson is...

By Graham Smith Another year goes by.  Richard Branson’s first attempt to get a rocket into orbit has been delayed again, until 31st December at the earliest. Within days...

By Peter Tremayne The government last night handed over millions of pounds to tax-exile Richard Branson to help subsidise his planned use of a spaceport at Newquay. Science minister...

By Julia Penhaligon Richard Branson has further delayed the first test flight of his LauncherOne rocket, even as a senior executive from Virgin Orbit was telling Cornwall councillors that...

By Graham Smith Richard Branson might not have been able to launch any satellites, so far, but that has not stopped him launching a new company intended to visit...

By Rashleigh MacFarlane It looks as if a special “spaceport” briefing for Cornwall councillors, scheduled for next Friday (1st November), will have to be held in the absence of...

By Graham Smith One of the world’s most talked-about horizontal-launch spaceflight companies has been taken over by a mystery buyer, months after ceasing operations and laying off most of...

By Graham Smith An American defence company last night successfully put a NASA satellite into orbit, having taken off – horizontally - from Cape Canaveral, Florida.  The success of...

By Graham Smith Some of the technical challenges facing any horizontal-launch satellite system will come under scrutiny within the next 24 hours – with important lessons for anyone hoping...

By Graham Smith A $252 million satellite is due to be blasted into orbit this week, from underneath the wing of a giant Lockheed Stargazer aircraft, taking off from...

By Julia Penhaligon Richard Branson has promised a “nominal launch in the very near future” of his LauncherOne rocket, as he bids to reach space for the first time....

By Rashleigh MacFarlane The government has announced more cash for a Newquay spaceport – but has awarded even larger sums to rival operations in Scotland and Wales. The news...

By Graham Smith Supporters of plans to build a spaceport at Newquay say they are confident that Cornwall Council will contribute £12 million when the project comes before a...

Northrop's Pegasus system is nearly 30 years ahead of the Virgin Orbit horizontal-launch system - but Northrop does not need a spaceport at Newquay

By Graham Smith Plans to build a spaceport in Cornwall could come grinding to a halt today (Wednesday) when Cornwall Council’s cabinet meets to consider contributing £12 million towards...

By Graham Smith A full-scale arm-twisting and public relations operation is underway at County Hall to persuade the ten Cornwall Council cabinet members that they must vote in favour...

By Graham Smith The stage is set for Cornwall Council’s ruling cabinet to debate, for the first time, its policy towards a proposed Newquay spaceport when its 10 members...

By Rashleigh MacFarlane The annual taxpayer subsidy to private businesses based at the Newquay Aerohub is more than £180,000, according to official papers. The Aerohub, which was built by...

By Graham Smith NASA has given Richard Branson another two months to get his satellite rocket LauncherOne into orbit. The Virgin tycoon, who is encouraging Cornwall Council to build...

By Graham Smith Space is difficult – as Richard Branson is finding out the hard way.  Having pulled the plug on Monday’s scheduled test launch of his Virgin Orbit...

By Graham Smith Richard Branson has slammed the brakes on the first test launch of his Virgin Orbit LauncherOne satellite system, which had been due to take off from...

By Rashleigh MacFarlane The future of proposals for a £20 million spaceport at Newquay rest on an experiment over the skies of California next week. Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit...

By Graham Smith A satellite company which had been relying on Virgin Orbit to put its hardware into space has cancelled its contract with Richard Branson and deployed with...

By Rashleigh MacFarlane The countdown is now underway for the first powered flight of Richard Branson’s LauncherOne satellite system, which the tycoon hopes to operate from Newquay within two...

By Rashleigh MacFarlane The Newquay Boardmasters music festival has been cancelled, just hours before today’s scheduled opening of the three-day event. Organisers blamed the forecast wet and windy weather. ...

By Anne North Cornwall Council appears poised to sell another plot of development land at the Newquay Aerohub, the “enterprise zone” business park next to the airport. A confidential...