Airbus CEO Hints Satellite Talks With Thales, Leonardo May Stretch Into 2026

big geostationary satellite in airbus factory
Credit: Airbus
PARIS—Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury signals talks among his company, Thales and Leonardo to combine satellite operations may drag into 2026. Discussions of this nature typically take about two years to bring to conclusion, Faury said at the Paris Air Forum on the eve of the Paris Air Show. The...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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