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Germany says planning is underway for what comes next after its fighter partnership with France fizzled.

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

Eight leading German defense and aerospace companies are urging their government to decide on the path forward for a future combat aircraft before year’s end.

Airbus is experimenting with aerodynamic adaptations that could transform the performance of its conventional helicopters.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is urging Airbus to manage the development of its next-generation, single-aisle airliner (NGSA) out of Hamburg.

German industry must have a fair share in Airbus' Next-Generation Single-Aisle, Katherina Reiche, federal minister for economic affairs and energy, said June 9.

Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury says that engineers and executives should focus on delivering the aircraft in the OEM's backlog, as opposed to coming up with ideas for new airliners.

Four companies are forming a joint venture (JV) to create a large-scale French sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) plant in Dunkirk, France.

Airbus will need to assimilate its growth in the coming years, as difficulties ramping up production according to plan show, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said.

Singapore Airlines is reportedly considering ordering around 50 widebody aircraft, but has it already missed the best wave of delivery positions for long-haul, twin-aisle aircraft?

IATA warns that the commercial aircraft fleet in China will continue to age in spite of recent large commitments for new aircraft.

Airbus managed to substantially increase output in May, delivering a total of 81 commercial aircraft to its customers.

Latecoere is readying to offer composite-material aerostructures to Airbus, targeting reduced weight at affordable costs on the airframer’s NGSA.

The shortage of large hydraulic forging press capacity is constraining commercial and defense production.

Operators want to introduce newer, more fuel-efficient aircraft into service to offset rising fuel costs—how many aircraft are manufacturers rolling out?

Saab supplies composite-material ailerons for the Airbus A320 family, and overwing doors for the A321.

Betting on strong sales for the new A321XLR, Airbus has invested in new facilities, tooling and personnel to develop the aircraft.

Honeywell Aerospace has opened up additional production capacity at its auxiliary power unit assembly line in Phoenix to meet growing airliner production rates.

NASA is rescinding a proposal to anchor a post-International Space Station commercial platform with a government-owned module.

In researching aerostructures technologies it could offer on a future narrowbody, Spain's Aernnova is giving precedence to ease the cost of manufacturing.

Honda eVTOL flies; helping to avoid contrails; bio-based carbon fiber advances; Korea’s engine independence bid; and Airbus’ Canadian tech hub.

Atlas Air acquires 49% stake in Air Atlanta to expand global freighter capacity; Air Atlanta consists of sister airlines Air Atlanta Icelandic and Air Atlanta Europe.

Airbus warns against non-certified cockpit window accessories after sunshade causes A320 window overheating incident.

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

As German civil aerospace copes with multiple overlapping crises, preparations for the next-generation narrowbody aircraft are accelerating.