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Lufthansa to raise ITA Airways stake to 90% with €325m majority acquisition slated for Q1 2027

Lufthansa Group will exercise its call option to increase its ITA Airways holding from 41% to 90% via a further 49% stake purchase for €325 million. Majority completion is expected in Q1 2027, further consolidating ITA’s role as the group’s fifth network airline. In parallel, the group is ordering additional long-haul aircraft—20 aircraft comprising A350-900s and Boeing 787-9s.

AirInsight • Richard Schuurman

Lufthansa Buys Another 49 Percent of ITA

2026-05-12T02:05:54.075685-07:00
space   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Space Defense & Militarization  
SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

Lockheed Martin, Seagate Space and Firefly Aerospace are Collaborating to Accelerate Sea-Based Launch Solutions

By SpaceWatch Global: The three companies will work together on mission‑application concepts and flight‑demonstration projects that leverage Seagate’s Gateway offshore launch platform.

2026-05-12T00:56:56.937973-07:00
defense   Europe   Military Aircraft Procurement   Orders   Defense Industry & Major Contractors   Defense Deals   Embraer  
Air Data News • Ricardo Meier

Embraer renews C-390 campaigns in Colombia and Chile

By Air Data News: Latin America still lacks an export customer for the military transport aircraft despite years Embraer is again pursuing potential C-390 Millennium military transport aircraft sales in Colombia and Chile as the Brazilian manufacturer seeks to expand the jet’s presence in Latin America.

2026-05-12T02:04:24.378715-07:00
aviation   Middle East   Europe   Airline Industry & Market Trends   Airlines  
FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Wizz Air expects to break even for full year as revenues strengthen

By FlightGlobal: Budget carrier calm over impact from Middle East as it redeploys fleet to core markets. Central European budget carrier Wizz Air is forecasting that it will break even, and perhaps turn in a small net profit, for the full year.

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2026-05-12T02:05:22.105373-07:00
space   Satellite   Moon   Space Exploration & Science Missions   Space Policy & International Cooperation   NASA  
SpaceWatch Global • Joshua Faleti

Lonestar Signs NASA Space Act Agreement to Advance Space Based Data Storage for Resilient Space Infrastructure

By SpaceWatch Global: Lonestar has signed a Space Act Agreement with NASA, establishing a framework for collaboration towards advancing lunar data storage, resilient off-world compute infrastructure, and next-generation space communications architectures.

2026-05-12T01:42:03.834529-07:00
space   Satellite   Europe   Space Policy & International Cooperation   Policy & Regulation   Geopolitical Developments & Conflict Impact  
SpaceWatch Global • Berna Akçalı Gür

#SpaceWatchGL Analysis: The EU Space Act and Why Türkiye Should Pay Attention

By SpaceWatch Global: The EU Space Act could significantly impact Turkish space operators through extraterritorial compliance requirements, equivalence mechanisms, and evolving EU-NATO regulatory dynamics.

2026-05-12T01:50:12.946576-07:00