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Aviation industry and environmental campaigners welcome ReFuelEU accord but stress the need for further progress.

MBDA has secured a lead role in the EATMI project to develop an air defense weapon capable of intercepting current and emerging post-2030 missile threats.

If antitrust concerns in Brussels scupper the takeover deals dreamt of by the big three European airline groups, other paths are available.

Pricing is turning out to be a sticking point as negotiations between Lufthansa Group and the Italian government drag out.

Norwegian has teamed with Norsk e-Fuel to build a plant, while Wizz Air says it is investing $6.2 million in biofuel company Firefly.

Participants at the EU-India Aviation Summit explored the potential for deepening the EU-India aviation relationship as well as the shared challenges.

The European Commission (EC) has released for public consultation the latest draft of the EU Taxonomy, a list of sustainable economic activities.

The industry says book-and-claim can support SAF while supplies are extremely limited as it does not require the buyer to own or use the physical fuel.

Inclusion in the EU taxonomy is good news for the aviation sector, but airlines want more progress on reforms.

Over the last seven years, there has hardly been any international airline conference without Henrik Hololei.

Aviation is set to be included in the draft proposal for expanding the EU taxonomy.

Hololei accepted free flights at a time when negotiations with Doha over the Open Skies agreement between the EU and Qatar were taking place.

Loganair will announce details of the specific routes in the coming days once formalities are completed.

In Europe’s Clean Aviation project, no funding exists for SAF-related technology—not in aircraft engines or SAF production.

While the EC has initially referred to a 5% SAF incorporation target for 2030, the industry has been lobbying for a greater proportion.

A European Union court has denied an American Airlines appeal to cancel Delta Air Lines slots for London Heathrow service to Philadelphia.

The latest round of strikes began March 7 and have been causing widespread disruption as the French government seeks to push through the reforms.

The European Commission has renewed its joint-venture approval for Spanish regional carrier Air Nostrum and Irish wet-lease operator CityJet.

The core part of Korean Air’s remedy is helping Virgin Atlantic start flights between London Heathrow Airport and Seoul.

Predicting more intense activity above FL 500, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency and Eurocontrol draft guidelines for higher-airspace control.

The European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation into the proposed Korean Air-Asiana merger, which the regulator says could be anti-competitive.

The European Commission (EC) has opened an in-depth investigation into the proposed acquisition of Inmarsat by Viasat.

The European Commission is reportedly set to pursue a full-scale antitrust investigation into Korean Air’s takeover of rival Asiana Airlines.

The French government is seeking to reduce carbon emissions by moving short-haul domestic trips from air to rail.

The European Parliament has approved the introduction of a 75/25 slot rule for winter 2022/23, ahead of returning to the standard 80/20 ‘use it or lose it’ rule in summer 2023.