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MTU's three-year Herops project under Europe’s Clean Aviation research program aims to demonstrate a 1.2-megawatt propulsion system.

Aviation players have cheered the news that sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) will be included in the Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA).

The European Parliament has taken a step toward creating policy that would encourage states to increase investment in electric regional and UAM technologies.

EASA describes the proposals as a way of improving standards and cutting the number of audits that airports and ground handling companies have to undertake.

A European research project to evaluate distributed electric propulsion using a subscale flight demonstrator is back up and running.

The European Commission's Magda Kopczynska appealed to American leadership to stay true to the spirit of the transatlantic partnership.

The airport’s flight cap reprieve provides summer season clarity, but European aviation increasingly will be in the environmental spotlight this year.

From new fighters to launchers, airline production ramps to air taxi certifications, 2024 will be a busy year.

Rearmament in Europe is focused on strengthening combat and support aircraft capacity and ground-based air defenses.

In the run-up to COP28, European Commissioner for climate action Wopke Hoekstra laid out his views on why kerosene should be taxed at an international level.

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.