aviation   Supply Chain   Europe   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Airbus   Airbus A320  
Aviation Source • Len Varley

Airbus inaugurates additional A320 Family final-assembly capacity in Toulouse, adding a second modernized FAL line

Airbus has inaugurated its tenth A320 Family final assembly line in a repurposed Toulouse mega-facility and its second modernised A320 Family final assembly line at the Jean-Luc Lagardère site. The expanded footprint is intended to ramp narrowbody output amid rising market demand and ongoing production throughput constraints.

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2026-06-16T22:23:33.708852-07:00
defense   Military Aircraft Procurement   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Defense Industry & Major Contractors  
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FlightGlobal • Dominic Perry

Aura Aero mulls CCA development as Enbata takes shape

By FlightGlobal: Next project under consideration by the Toulouse firm could lead to a first flight before end of the decade. Aura Aero has begun early design work on a collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) that could fly in 2028, the French firm has disclosed.

2026-06-17T00:32:37.492811-07:00
space   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Human Spaceflight & Space Stations   Commercial Space   Sustainability & Climate Initiatives  
Payload • Victoria Woodburn

Dawn Aerospace Raises $25M Series B

By Payload: Dawn will use the new funds to accelerate development of its Aurora spaceplane, and to conduct an in-space refueling demo.

2026-06-16T15:32:40.480468-07:00
aviation   Middle East   Airports   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

Saudi Arabia's flynas to open Gassim base

By ch-aviation: flynas (XY, Riyadh) will open its sixth operations base at Gassim on July 1, 2026, as part of an agreement with airport operator Cluster2 Company, according to a press release from the Saudi low-cost carrier.

2026-06-16T23:00:47.505771-07:00
defense   UAV Development & Drone Programs   Europe   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Policy & Regulation   Bayraktar  
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Reuters

Italy gives conditional approval to Leonardo-Baykar drones joint venture

By Reuters: Italy's government has given conditional approval to the joint venture between state-controlled defence ​group Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar to produce ‌unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), a source told Reuters on Wednesday.

2026-06-17T00:32:41.887516-07:00