Europe

By Graham Warwick
Leonardo is flight testing a new proprotor blade on its AW609 commercial tiltrotor.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
Wind tunnel tests of an advanced tiltrotor concept developed by Leonardo have confirmed double-digit gains in aerodynamic efficiency.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Mark Carreau
ExLabs is preparing a mission called ApophisEX to rendezvous with the asteroid Apophis that is predicted to make a close approach to Earth in 2029.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has hinted that the long-awaited, much-delayed Defense Investment Plan could emerge “in the coming weeks.”
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
Eurocontrol is building on tools and recommendations that proved effective in the summer of 2025 and may help it cope with an even busier summer in 2026.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Bill Carey
On a parallel track with the U.S., Europe is advancing the use of unleaded aviation gasoline that can be used by high-performance piston aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Robert Wall
German startup ATMOS Space Cargo is formalizing its pursuit of defense space-logistics business.
Commercial Space

By Helen Massy-Beresford
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.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Victoria Moores
Europe’s airlines and airports are calling on the EU to be more pragmatic.
Airports & Networks

By Jens Flottau
Condor, Germany’s second-largest airline and a major player in the Frankfurt long-haul market, is up for sale.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
An ambitious project to turn the ATR-72 into an amphibious waterbomber is beginning to take shape in France.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Vivienne Machi
Rocket Lab says it has received regulatory approval from the German government to acquire optical communications provider Mynaric.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
A French aircraft developer has secured €110 million ($126.1 million) from a European fund to launch the development of amphibious firefighting aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Craig Caffrey
In 2024 U.S., Foreign Military Sales reached a new record of $97 billion, more than double the levels seen between 2018 and 2021.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Tony Osborne
European missile manufacturer MBDA plans to “intensify” its production ramp-up in 2026, CEO Eric Beranger says.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Victoria Moores
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.
Airlines & Lessors

By Craig Caffrey
Aviation Week has identified $23.1 billion in open opportunities to supply CCAs between 2026 and 2035 that have officially been announced by operators.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airline CEOs meeting in Brussels say mandates imposing the use of synthetic sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) should be delayed.
Emerging Technologies

By Graham Warwick
Ground demonstration of high-voltage power conversion and distribution systems for electrified aircraft has been completed under Europe’s Clean Aviation program
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
France’s future aircraft carrier has been named “France Libre,” or “Free France” by President Emmanuel Macron.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airlines plan to meet in Brussels to call for a delay to a European mandate for the uptake of synthetic aviation fuel, Transport & Environment said.
Airlines & Lessors

By Craig Caffrey
Over the next decade $121.3 billion is set to be spent on C4ISR and armed ISR aircraft, with $55.4 billion of the total already under contract, Aviation Week predicts.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Vivienne Machi
Airbus Defense and Space and Orbit Fab are teaming up to explore future refuelable satellites in geostationary orbit under a European Space Agency program.
Satellites

By Tony Osborne
Survey Copter, has been contracted by the European Defense Agency for a four-year project to develop a multirole hybrid UAS for military missions.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Onera has conducted wind tunnel tests of an active flow control device intended to increase the effectiveness of ailerons to reduce drag and improve stealth.
Aircraft & Propulsion