ESA a lancé l’ESA Skills Digital Twin Initiative pour cartographier les compétences actuelles, les besoins émergents et les écarts critiques dans l’écosystème spatial européen. Le projet a été développé par ESA avec le European House Ambrosetti, TEHA Group. Il s’appuie…
Boris Pistorius a jugé lundi que l’arrêt du programme FCAS n’était pas surprenant, alors que l’Allemagne et la France ont mis fin au projet de chasseur commun dans sa forme actuelle. Le dossier concerne le Future Combat Air System, présenté…
Wizz Air déploiera Starlink sur l’ensemble de sa flotte à partir de 2027. L’annonce a été faite le 8 juin 2026. La compagnie hongroise prévoit une mise en service de la connectivité Starlink sur sa flotte, avec un démarrage des…
Le Land de Rhénanie-du-Nord-Westphalie va installer un centre fermé de traitement des demandes d’asile sur le site de l’aéroport de Düsseldorf. Le dispositif s’inscrit dans la mise en œuvre des nouvelles règles européennes, avec un traitement accéléré pour certaines arrivées…
Isar Aerospace a bouclé un tour de table de 270 millions d’euros en série D et inscrit Spectrum dans une fenêtre de lancement de juin, avec une ouverture annoncée le 15 juin. Le dossier combine financement et exécution industrielle, deux…
Airbus remet en cause son objectif de montée en cadence du programme A320, fixé à la rate 75 d’ici fin 2027. Guillaume Faury lie ce fléchissement de confiance aux tensions d’approvisionnement moteur chez Pratt & Whitney, qui fragilisent la stabilité…
Saxe veut s’installer parmi les pôles de référence des technologies spatiales. À l’ILA de Schönefeld, le Land aligne 18 entreprises et instituts pour montrer sa base industrielle, sa recherche et son ancrage en microélectronique. Le signal est politique autant qu’industriel.…
Wizz Air va déployer Starlink sur l’ensemble de sa flotte à partir de 2027. L’annonce acte le basculement d’un opérateur ultra-low-cost vers une connectivité cabine pensée pour un usage continu, avec un service satellitaire à faible latence. Le groupe hongrois…
Daher change de tête. Michel Denis prendra la direction générale du groupe aéronautique et industriel à compter du 1er juillet 2026, en remplacement de Didier Kayat. Le schéma retenu installe un tandem exécutif avec Aymeric Daher, directeur général délégué. La…
iRocket a décroché un contrat de l’US Army pouvant atteindre 150 millions de dollars pour ses composants Hydra-70 guidés. L’accord porte sur la transformation de roquettes de 70 mm en intercepteurs laser-guidés destinés à la défense antidrone. Le programme vise…
Perth Airport a retenu DXC Technology comme maître d’intégration système pour son nouveau terminal. Le contrat couvre la conception, l’intégration, les tests et la mise en service de plus de 70 systèmes IT et opérationnels. Le programme s’inscrit dans un…
Technip Energies, Airbus, Safran et Tereos ont acté la création de Rebound, une coentreprise destinée à développer à Dunkerque une filière de carburant d’aviation durable par voie Alcohol-to-Jet. Le projet vise une capacité d’environ 160 000 tonnes par an. Le…
Un drone de surface de l’US Navy a récupéré deux militaires américains après le crash d’un AH-64 Apache en patrouille au large d’Oman, près du détroit d’Ormuz. Les deux membres d’équipage ont été extraits vivants et déclarés en état stable.…
L’Agence spatiale européenne a lancé l’ESA Skills Digital Twin Initiative pour cartographier les besoins présents et futurs en compétences du secteur spatial européen. Le projet associe recherche analytique, dialogue avec les acteurs, intelligence artificielle et web scraping pour bâtir un…
Boris Pistorius enterre sans détour le programme FCAS. Le ministre allemand de la Défense juge sa rupture « non surprenante » et la rattache à l’impasse industrielle entre Dassault et Airbus. À Berlin, le message est net : les arbitrages…
General Atomics AeroTec Systems a dévoilé le Do228 NXT, nouvelle évolution du bimoteur Dornier 228, avec un premier prototype déjà achevé et calibré pour une présentation publique à ILA Berlin 2026. Le programme remet à niveau une plate-forme connue des…
Safran Electronics & Defense engage près de 50 millions d’euros pour installer un nouveau centre de compétence à Ludwigsburg, en Bade-Wurtemberg, et y transférer ses activités depuis Murr. Le groupe renforce ainsi son empreinte industrielle dans l’électronique de défense en…
Air Canada a confirmé qu’Transports Canada a infligé une sanction pécuniaire à un ancien commandant de bord qui aurait volé sans détenir l’Airline Transport Pilot Licence exigée pour le poste. Le pilote avait été promu capitaine avec une qualification commerciale…
Le RAAF C-27J Spartan a effectué sa première patrouille de surveillance au-dessus des eaux proches des îles Cook, dans le cadre de l’Operation Solania conduite avec la Royal New Zealand Air Force. La mission s’inscrit dans l’Operation Tui Moana, pilotée…
Technip Energies, Airbus, Safran and Tereos are forming Rebound, a joint venture to develop a sustainable aviation fuel plant at the Port of Dunkirk in northern France. The project targets about 160,000 tons of Alcohol-to-Jet SAF a year, putting it…
Airbus has placed the H160 into its first European offshore energy missions with NHV Group, marking the type’s entry into commercial work in the North Sea sector. The first aircraft, leased from GD Helicopter Finance, has begun crew-change operations from…
IAT Leasing has added two WestJet-placed Boeing 737s to its portfolio through an acquisition from Dubai Aerospace Enterprise. The deal covers a 2009-vintage 737-800 and 737-700, both already on lease to the Canadian carrier. The transaction extends IAT’s in-service narrowbody…
Delta has returned to Hong Kong with a daily nonstop Los Angeles service launched on 6 June, putting the carrier back into a market it had left for nearly eight years. The route uses the Airbus A350-900 and a full…
Fraport has closed Terminal 2 at Frankfurt Airport for a full refurbishment, ending all passenger operations at the terminal as planned. Airlines have been moved to Terminal 3 while the operator begins a modernization programme that will run through the…
North Rhine-Westphalia will build an asylum border-processing centre at Düsseldorf Airport, with a permanent facility targeted for mid-2028 and a temporary solution in Ratingen set to start at the beginning of 2027. The site will handle so-called Asylgrenzverfahren under the…
Isar Aerospace has announced a €270 million Series D financing round alongside a new launch window for its Spectrum rocket, with operations from Andøya in Norway. The Munich-based launch company said the capital will support global expansion and serial production…
Saxony wants to place itself among the leading regions for space technology, with Economics Minister Dirk Panter saying the state aims to be at the forefront of the sector. The message comes as Saxony presents its aerospace and space industry…
Wizz Air will begin rolling out Starlink connectivity across its fleet in 2027, making the Hungarian low-cost carrier one of the first ultra-low-cost airlines in Europe to commit to satellite internet for passengers. The airline said the programme will bring…
Daher has appointed Michel Denis as chief executive officer, with the change due to take effect on 1 July 2026. The French aerospace and industrial group said the appointment was made by its Board of Directors, chaired by Thibault Scaramanga.…
iRocket has won a U.S. Army contract worth up to $150 million to produce guided components that convert Hydra-70 rockets into laser-guided counter-drone interceptors. The award is tied to the Army’s effort to counter low-cost drone swarms with inexpensive, scalable…
Perth Airport has selected DXC Technology as master systems integrator for its new terminal development in Western Australia. The appointment gives DXC responsibility for the design, integration, testing and commissioning of more than 70 IT and operational systems across the…
Berlin governing mayor Kai Wegner said the defence industry is becoming more important in the Berlin-Brandenburg region’s aerospace strategy, as local leaders seek to expand the area’s role in aviation and space activity. The remarks came ahead of the opening…
A U.S. Navy surface drone helped rescue two U.S. Army soldiers after their AH-64 Apache helicopter went down in waters off Oman near the Strait of Hormuz on 8 June 2026. The crew was recovered in about two hours and…
The European Space Agency has announced the ESA Skills Digital Twin Initiative, a project designed to map current and emerging skills gaps across the European space ecosystem. ESA is carrying out the work with the European House Ambrosetti Group, using…
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has said the collapse of the Future Combat Air System was not surprising, after Germany and France decided to end the long-running sixth-generation fighter programme. He said the breakdown did not strain the German-French relationship,…
General Atomics AeroTec Systems has unveiled the Do228 NXT, a new-generation version of the Dornier 228 utility aircraft, ahead of its public debut at ILA Berlin 2026 in Germany. The aircraft has already completed its first flight and standard tests,…
Safran Electronics & Defense will invest nearly 50 million euros in Germany to expand its defence-equipment industrial footprint, relocating operations from Murr to Ludwigsburg in Baden-Württemberg. The new site is due to become operational in early 2028. The project centres…
Air Canada has confirmed that Transport Canada imposed a monetary penalty on a former pilot who was found to have held the wrong certification while acting as a captain. The case centres on a pilot who had been promoted to…
Vertical Aerospace’s newest full-scale eVTOL prototype has completed its first piloted flight at the company’s UK Flight Test Centre. The flight took place on 9 June 2026 and signals the start of an expanded test campaign for the aircraft. The…
A Royal Australian Air Force C-27J Spartan has deployed with supporting personnel to the Cook Islands and Tonga for a multinational Pacific maritime surveillance mission under Operation Solania. The Australian Defence Department confirmed the deployment on 9 June 2026, describing…
Technip Energies, Airbus, Safran and Tereos have signed an agreement to create Rebond, a joint venture that will develop a large sustainable aviation fuel plant in northern France. The project is planned for the port of Dunkirk and is aimed…
The Royal Australian Air Force has flown its C-27J Spartan on its first deployment to the Cook Islands under Operation Solania, supporting a multinational maritime surveillance mission aimed at detecting and deterring illegal fishing across the Pacific. The operation also…
IAT Leasing has acquired two 2009-vintage Boeing 737s that are leased to WestJet from Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, expanding its narrowbody portfolio with mid-life aircraft already in commercial service. The transaction is a secondary-market acquisition rather than a new aircraft order,…
Mubea Aviation has secured a contract from Airbus Atlantic for the serial production and supply of CFRP composite structural components for the Airbus A350. The agreement was reported on 9 June 2026 and places Mubea Aviation in the A350 widebody…
Police are due to provide an update today on the case of a senior Air Canada pilot who was arrested on fraud charges after allegedly flying thousands of passengers on hundreds of flights without the required licence. The pilot has…
Safran Electronics & Defense will invest nearly €50 million in a new defense equipment facility in Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, replacing its current site in Murr. The new plant is scheduled to enter service in early 2028. The project is designed to…
Germany’s defence industry is preparing a new Team Gen 6 fighter concept after France and Germany abandoned their joint FCAS/NGF effort in its current form, following an inability to bridge industrial and work-share disputes between Dassault Aviation and Airbus. The…
Kyrgyzstan’s airlines have been removed from the EU Air Safety List, clearing the way for direct flights to Europe once the decision is formalized. The move gives Asman Airlines, the state-owned carrier based at Manas International Airport in Bishkek, the…
A U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, but both crew members were rescued alive and no fatalities were reported. The crew were recovered within about two hours and were later described as being…
Vertical Aerospace has completed the first piloted flight of its latest full-scale prototype at its Flight Test Centre in the UK. The flight took place at 8:49 BST on 5 June 2026 and was flown by test pilot Paul Stone.…