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European Council President Charles Michel on Nov. 30 proposed issuing “defense bonds” to investors to help fund the European Union’s common defense needs.

The European Union is making €300 million ($318 million) available to member states in a bid to encourage common procurement of defense equipment.

Armasuisse, the Swiss Federal Office of Defense Procurement, has engaged Switzerland’s Dufour Aerospace to study a smaller version of its Aero2 eVTOL.

With fewer slots available next summer at Amsterdam’s airport, the Netherlands’ plan to cap flight capacity to limit noise is starting to become a reality.

Stuttgart-based H2Fly completed four flights of its HY4 testbed aircraft from Maribor, Slovenia, in September.

The UK has rejoined the EU’s Horizon research and development initiative, much to the delight of the nation’s aerospace industry.

Country-specific policies around climate goals could complicate financial decisions by airlines and OEMs.

Using inputs from the fledging HAPS industry, Frontex believes HAPS would be useful for Earth observation.

Talks are under way between EASA and the Pakistan CAA over allowing Pakistan International Airways (PIA) to resume flights to the European Union (EU).

The European Commission has opened a probe into whether a €1 billion ($1.1 billion) recapitalization of Scandinavian Airlines is in line with EU aid rules.

Onera's Gullhyver concept for a 200-seat, 4,000-nm-range airliner is being studied under Europe’s Clean Aviation public-private research program.

The High Five Awards were presented during a ceremony at the show's Paris Air Lab, honoring five individuals making strides in aviation sustainability.

ATM organization Eurocontrol has kicked off a 3-year project to pave the way for safe and efficient integration of vertiports into existing European airspace.

The Hungarian government is to provide Rolls-Royce with $5 million over 3 years to support research and development of electric and hybrid-electric aircraft.

The defense cooperation mechanisms of the European Union and European Commission appear to be driving nations to cooperate more closely.

Clean Aviation structures a large part of the European effort toward future aeronautics, while research and technology are involved in early testing.

High-temperature fuel cells; Hydrogen afterburner; SAF report card; and Spaceplane flies on rocket power.

Macron said Russia’s noncompliance with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and its suspension of the New START Treaty could leave Europe “naked."

As climate concerns grow, at the heart of the controversy is whether business aviation is about actual business or leisure.

The Black Swan is designed to carry a 770 lb. payload up to 1,550 mi. with up to 50% lower cost than conventional airfreight.

ULCC Ryanair has won another legal case in its long-running series of complaints against airline compensation packages approved by the EU during the pandemic.

Five European countries are proposing the development of a new short-range air-to-air missile capable of countering future combat aircraft.

Technology being hatched under Europe’s newly launched Clean Aviation aeronautics research program could help decarbonize business aviation.

The group includes several airports, smaller airfields, regional economic partners and other organizations around the Baltic Sea region.

European airlines fear that the cost of compliance will put them at a disadvantage.