Major UK airline signs deal with a Gloucestershire business

Just eight years after setting up his Gloucestershire business its founder finds himself the go-to solution to a major challenges hindering the growth of the UK's biggest and most successful airlines.

Dear readers,

Welcome to the Friday edition of The Raikes Journal.

Usually we paywall the main story on our Friday editions to help pay for what we do - original journalism about Gloucestershire, in particular about its businesses, education, training providers and charities - but today is an open edition!

You can thank our Founding Partners, Founding Members and paying subscribers for that.

Readers waiting for our lead on the Gloucestershire firm that’s heading for growth after working with British sports brand Gymshark, a story we mentioned earlier this week, will have to wait a few more days, I am afraid.

Today we run with the usual briefing notes, diary dates for the weekend, and then the main story - all about a county firm that finds itself a go-to solution for one of the biggest challenges facing the world’s airlines.

For the man who started the business less than a decade ago, the recognition is a further endorsement of his vision - but also of his decision to invest in Gloucestersh…