European Union

By Robert Wall
The EU and the Spacerise industrial consortium working to deploy IRIS²have agreed to expand the planned constellation by 66 low-Earth-orbit (LEO) spacecraft.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The European Union’s flagship IRIS² broadband satellite constellation process has passed the so-called Rendezvous One review, allowing the program to progress to its operational phase, Eutelsat CEO Jean-François Fallacher says.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The European Union has unlocked an additional €3.47 billion ($4 billion) for Ukraine to pay for a range of military hardware including Saab Gripen fighters.
Supply Chain

By Robert Wall
The European Defense Agency has selected five vendors to advance in its Sentinel Strike Challenge to assess emerging loitering munition capabilities in Europe.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European Commission proposals include extending the EU Emissions Trading System to a 5,000-km range.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
Thales expects an IRIS2 contract soon as Europe boosts sovereign satellite communications and space investment.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The EU is proposing a new multi-billion initiative to finance joint programs covering a diverse set of priority activities including drones, air and missile defense, and space.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Bill Carey
Nav Canada has been granted associate membership in the SESAR 3 Joint Undertaking, a European public-private research partnership devoted to ATM modernization.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
SAF producers and proponents of electric flight urge the EC to extend the European Union Emissions Trading System to flights departing the 27-nation EU bloc.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The conclusion to a long-running debate in Brussels over reforms to European passenger rights legislation has united industry executives in disappointment.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission said the new Entry/Exit System is working well at most border crossings after European airlines warned over bottlenecks.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Alan Dron
A group of European aviation bodies has appealed to the European Union’s leadership not to expand the scope of the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The EU has completed a key review for the future Earth Observation Governmental Service (EOGS) program.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The European Union is projecting a more than doubling of the global Earth observation data and services market by 2034.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
The Europe Union’s effort to create a single space market has spurred debate among stakeholders.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Alan Dron
The bosses of 35 European regional carriers have urged the European Union (EU) to pause plans to revise the EU261 passenger compensation legislation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Robert Wall
Germany revamps defense procurement agency to streamline processes and boost modernization with new centers and closer industry collaboration.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Graham Warwick
Laminar-flow business jet; hybrid-electric tiltwing; Solar Impulse 2 lost; and jet fuel from ethanol.
Emerging Technologies

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Europe’s airlines, policymakers and environmental campaigners are weighing the future of carbon pricing policy.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
LanzaTech has selected North Sea Port in Ghent, Belgium, as the site for the EU’s first commercial-scale, alcohol-to-jet sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission has issued guidance aimed at helping the EU transport and tourism sector face up to potential jet fuel shortages.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Europe’s major network carriers are facing geopolitical headwinds and a renewed focus on competition in the EU, and yet they may be poised to get even bigger.
Airlines & Lessors

By Victoria Moores
The European Union (EU) is updating its rule-making processes, merger guidelines, state aid and social security processes in a bid to be more competitive.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The EU launched a call for participation in the EU-Ukraine Drone Alliance aimed at fostering development of UAS and ways to defend against them.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
How to increase capacity while reducing aviation’s environmental footprint may be among the most discussed matters at Airspace World in Lisbon May 26-28.
Safety, Ops & Regulation