France

By Helen Massy-Beresford
Airlines will be closely watching the social dialogue with ATC unions for any further upsets in the run-up to the peak summer period—and the Olympics.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Thierry Dubois
Wary of the green hydrogen production challenge, industry cautiously eyes growth prospects.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters is gearing up to begin final assembly of the first prototypes for the military variant of its twin-engine H160 medium helicopter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
French startup Aura Aero has invited suppliers to bid for the first large work packages for its planned ERA 19-seat hybrid-electric regional aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
French defense contractor Turgis Gaillard has begun initial ground tests of its Aarok medium-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed aircraft system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Helen Chachaty
French Defense Minister Sébastien Lecornu says France could take over production facilities, if needed.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Brian Everstine
U.S. Space Command has extended invitations to France, Germany and New Zealand to join a high-level collaborative group on military space operations.
Space Symposium

By Helen Chachaty
France will send newly developed loitering munitions to Ukraine for its war with Russia, Minister of Armed Forces Sébastien Lecornu has announced.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
France’s defense materiel agency has begun flight tests of a new optronics sensors system destined for the next upgrade package for the Dassault Rafale.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Croatia and Greece have signed contracts to purchase de Havilland Canada DHC-515 amphibious aircraft to modernize their aerial firefighting fleets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
France has become the world’s second-largest arms exporter after sales by Russia plummeted in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Seventy percent of European missile manufacturer MBDA’s exports in 2023 were for ground-based air defenses, the company’s CEO has revealed.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Thierry Dubois
CORAC President Yannick Assouad tells Aviation Daily the amount the Airbus ZEROe and ATR EVO programs may benefit from is still being defined.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
Ukrainian forces appear to have used French-supplied Hammer AASM air-launched guided bombs in action, reports from both sides of the frontline have indicated.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The July 26 restrictions will involve a five-hour shutdown of traffic at the two major Paris airports Charles de Gaulle and Orly.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Angus Batey
Presenting the firm’s 2023 results to journalists here March 6, Trappier acknowledged some issues with Rafale supply chain delays.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Ben Goldstein
The startup is working hard to secure the necessary permits and approvals for its first two vertiport sites in its planned Rome network.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Helen Massy-Beresford
After its ban on several domestic flights the French government has turned its attention to airports.
Airports & Networks

By Tony Osborne
Norway has joined the growing number of C-130J Hercules operators to begin upgrading its aircraft to the Block 8.1 standard.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
French startup Aura Aero has rolled out the first prototype of the Integral E two-seat electric training aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Brandon Patrick
France’s military modernization is ambitious, expansive and well underway, according to data from Aviation Week Network’s Fleet Discovery Military tool.
AWIN Knowledge Center

By Helen Chachaty
France’s defense materiel agency DGA placed orders totaling €20.3 billion ($22 billion) during 2023, the highest level of spending in 15 years.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
An Airbus-Dassault Aviation dispute is threatening the timeline for the development of the four-nation Eurodrone, a German defense ministry report has revealed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
France is to study Saab’s GlobalEye airborne early warning (AEW) platform as a potential replacement for its Boeing E-3 Sentry.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Tony Osborne
Paris has ordered 42 Airbus H145 light twin-engine helicopters for use by France's Sécurité Civile and Gendarmerie Nationale air services.
Aircraft & Propulsion