European Commission

By Robert Wall
The European Investment Fund is putting $45 million into a fund run by Keen Venture Partners as part of Europe’s efforts to foster defense and space startups.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European consumer groups have filed a complaint with the European Commission, asserting airlines charge undue hand baggage fees.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
ESA and the European Commission want to come to an agreement around what a future Earth-observation system should look like in advance of funding decisions.
Satellites

By Graham Warwick, Robert Wall, Joe Anselmo
Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Jens Flottau, Michael Bruno
The European Commission plans to impose tariffs on Boeing imports into the European Union, should the trade dispute with the U.S. not be settled.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Maxim Pyadushkin
Kyrgyzstan has hired Catalin Radu, former director of the Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan, to help remove local airlines from the EU blacklist.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Craig Caffrey
Italy and Spain are testing the limits of what qualifies as military expenditure in their efforts to meet NATO’s 2% of GDP defense spending target.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Robert Wall
German industry is lobbying Brussels for more regulatory relief as part of a European Union push to boost the region’s defense industrial base.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The EU says 12 of its member states have formally said they want to take advantage of an “escape clause” on spending limits to boost outlays for defense.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
The European Union says it will invest in the local development of next-generation stealth materials and future dogfighting missile technology.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By David Casey
Volotea CEO Carlos Muñoz says the Spanish LCC remains open to playing a role in Europe’s ongoing airline consolidation.
Airlines & Lessors

By Robert Wall
The European Union wants to broaden the scope of some technology research funding efforts as part of its push to bolster the region’s defense industrial base.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Three years after the Dutch government first proposed a flight cap, plans for Amsterdam Airport Schiphol are still up in the air.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Nearly two dozen companies—including DHL, Norwegian and Scandinavian Airlines (SAS)—have agreed a series of measures to accelerate the e-SAF rollout.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Bill Carey
The European Commission will determine a “sunset” date to phase out the lead component of 100 Low Lead avgas in the coming months.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Craig Caffrey
European defense spending may be growing faster now than at any time since World War II, but trends continue to vary significantly from country to country.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission has approved Safran’s proposed acquisition of part of Collins Aerospace’s aerospace actuation business.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Garrett Reim
Europeans have developed a wariness of relying on U.S. space tech, but the U.S. is light years ahead of its Old World cousins in the emerging space sector.
Budget, Policy & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airlines say a 2030 mandate for SAF uptake may need to be delayed because there will not be enough of the alternative fuel available.
Airlines & Lessors

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Renewable fuel producer Neste is growing sustainable aviation fuel capacity even if obstacles remain for wider uptake across industry.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Craig Caffrey
Investment in new defense equipment has exploded in Europe, nearly trebling from $60 billion to $175 billion, and this may only be the start.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Robert Wall
European defense companies are scrambling to meet surging demand at home for their equipment.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
In a changing world, the dual civil-military use of new technologies and EU competitiveness emerge as additional priorities in the Clean Aviation program.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Robert Wall
The European Union has unveiled its first Defense White Paper to strengthen its security and bolster the region’s defense industry.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Industry says new legislation aimed at turning decarbonization into a growth driver does not go far enough in supporting green transition.
Emerging Technologies