Caernarfon – – October 12, 2026 -- National Grid, which spent £116.2m with Welsh suppliers in 2025, is inviting North Wales businesses to a free Meet the Buyer event on Tuesday 6 October to compete for work on its Pentir to Trawsfynydd reinforcement project.

United Kingdom – October 12, 2026 -- National Grid Electricity Transmission is moving new transmission connection applicants toward shared "bay sharing" arrangements that let multiple customers with requirements of up to 450 MW connect through common facilities. The shift is part of Phase 2 of Connections Reform and aims to use existing assets more efficiently and reduce the need for dedicated infrastructure.

Pelham, United Kingdom – October 12, 2026 -- National Grid has removed two transformers, each weighing about 180 tonnes, from Pelham Substation, clearing the site for two new 300-tonne quad boosters due between February and April 2027 under its North London Reinforcement (NLR) project.

The units had been in service for around 35 years. Contractors Murphy and Equans worked with National Grid on the removal, with around 20 people involved in planning and execution.

Farnborough – October 12, 2026 -- AerCap Holdings N.V. (NYSE: AER) placed a direct order for 15 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, taking its fleet of 787 aircraft to approximately 140. The lessor announced the order at the 2026 Farnborough International Air Show.

AerCap schedules deliveries of the 15 aircraft through 2033

The aircraft will be delivered through 2033, giving the lessor a long-dated widebody pipeline. AerCap selected GE Aerospace's GEnx-1B engines to power all 15 jets.

Houston – October 11, 2026 -- Bristow Group (NYSE: VTOL) lifted second-quarter 2026 net income to $21.2 million, or $0.70 per diluted share, from $13.1 million, or $0.44, in the first quarter. Total revenues rose to $411.8 million from $388.7 million, and Adjusted EBITDA climbed to $79.8 million from $59.3 million.

The company completed its acquisition of Berry Aviation and affirmed its 2026 Adjusted EBITDA outlook of $295 million to $325 million. It also updated its segment guidance.

Tilbury – October 11, 2026 -- National Grid's tunnel boring machine (TBM) Caroline completed a 2.2km drive beneath the River Thames 49 days ahead of the original programme, ending the tunnelling phase of the Grain to Tilbury project, part of The Great Grid Upgrade.

The breakthrough came on Sunday 27 September. Caroline excavated a new high-voltage electricity cable tunnel between Tilbury in Essex and Gravesend in Kent.

Guangzhou – October 09, 2026 -- Chelsea Football Club has named Chinese carmaker GAC its Official Automotive Partner in a global deal that gives GAC access to one of the world's largest football fan bases as it pushes into the UK and European markets.

GAC vehicles to escort Chelsea's men's team to Stamford Bridge on selected matchdays

Vehicles from GAC's AION range will transport the men's team to Stamford Bridge on selected matchdays. The two parties first worked together on Chelsea's 2026 pre-season tour.

London – October 08, 2026 -- Arden University and Google Cloud have announced a strategic partnership granting more than 30,000 students and staff full access to Gemini Enterprise, Google's agentic AI platform used by large global organisations.

Louisville, Colo. – October 07, 2026 -- Ninety-two percent of organizations reported at least one AI-related incident or exposure in the past 12 months, according to a new JumpCloud study of 250 IT leaders in the U.S. and U.K. titled "Enterprise AI Access Is Outpacing Control." More than half of organizations now deploy AI agents capable of changing systems, permissions, or files, yet 59% of those using such agents do not apply the same governance rules used for human employees.

LONDON – October 07, 2026 -- DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) has grown Assure Platform adoption to more than 275 customers as it rolls out new AI-enabled tools and London Market investments aimed at modernizing insurer operations without disrupting legacy systems.