𝗪𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿’𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗠𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻:𝟬𝟬𝟭 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗖𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗞 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗦 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁.

‘Phoenix’ was announced as the winner on National STEM Day last November, and our branding team have now designed the Phoenix logo, which will be carried on the aircraft.

The name was selected from more than 800 submissions after hours of deliberation by a panel consisting of senior members from AERALIS and representatives from the RAF, including Air Vice-Marshal Simon Edwards , RAF Director People, and Air Commodore Tony Keeling, Commandant RAF Air Cadets.

A total of 15 cadets suggested ‘Phoenix’, and in line with competition rules the winner was picked at random to ensure absolute fairness. The runners up also received AERALIS gift bundles.

Congratulations to Ollie, who received a prize bundle and an invitation to meet the team at our headquarters in Bristol and learn more about our programme. We look forward to welcoming Ollie in the near future.

Our thanks to all of the Air Cadets who got engaged with Mission:001 and submitted names – the panel was really impressed with how well these young aviation enthusiasts had researched and explained their suggestions.

Look out for more competitions in the future, as AERALIS continues to engage the UK’s aerospace talent of tomorrow with the next generation of British aviation.