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European airlines are welcoming moves to help the sector, but they say more could be done.

SES reviews IRIS² participation as financial viability remains key, cancels two satellites and adjusts fleet plans to align with return criteria.

Europe’s airlines, policymakers and environmental campaigners are weighing the future of carbon pricing policy.

Environmental campaigners are clear: CORSIA is not enough.

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.

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.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The European Commission has set a May 21 deadline for industry input on a new EU aviation and aeronautics strategy.

In a bid to help the European aviation sector deal with the fuel crisis stemming from the Middle East conflict, the EC is taking steps to ensure operators have access to jet fuel.

The European Space Agency and its military counterpart the European Defense Agency have agreed to study how to boost Earth observation for security purposes.

The Middle East crisis shows European aviation’s greatest vulnerability is its dependence on fossil fuels and that should be a catalyst for strengthening climate legislation, not weakening it, argues Transport & Environment.

Europe leans into climate science with new missions as U.S. turns away from such projects.

European policymakers are preparing for potential jet fuel supply shortages, as more European airlines cancel flights due to the oil crisis in the Middle East.

European military officials are in the closing stages of reviewing high-level requirements for the future Earth-observation constellation.

The EU will spend €1.07 billion ($1.26 billion) to fund 57 defense development projects, including funding for loitering munitions and space-based programs.

As Europe’s airports and airlines are calling for concrete help from EU policymakers to weather the Middle East fuel shortage crisis.

The EC is starting to open up business opportunities to industry under the just approved €1.5 billion ($1.7 billion) European Defense Industry Program.

The EU has earmarked $133 million in funding to speed efforts to move defense technology initiatives into the field more quickly.

With just one week to go before the EU’s non-CO2 reporting deadline, airlines have raised concerns that the official reporting platform is not ready.

The European Commission is laying the groundwork for a new EU aviation strategy.

Beyond European exasperation with the Trump administration, there are market realities causing a rupture in Europe’s missile buying habit.

Clean Aviation Annual Forum speakers say the EU's long-term budget plan may emerge with dedicated support for aeronautical tech, from laboratory to production.

Romania wants to acquire 12 Airbus H225M multi-role utility helicopters using loans provided by the European Union.

Europe plans to introduce its first aircrew flight time limitations for air taxi and single-pilot operations.

European airlines, airports and ANSPs are urging continued funding for the Single European Sky Air Traffic Management Research (SESAR) project.