Leeham News
• Scott Hamilton
Airbus is poised to launch a stretched A220-500 at the Farnborough Air Show, advancing the long‑discussed stretch of the A220‑300. The programme faces significant production constraints and uncertain market demand, complicating rollout timing, certification planning and industrial capacity allocation.
European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
By European Spaceflight: SSC Space has opened the new Orbital Launch Control Center at Esrange, a milestone in its efforts to host future orbital rocket launches.
Lockheed Martin
By Lockheed Martin: ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 18, 2026 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) announced today that it has been awarded a foreign military sale contract through Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to deliver C-130J...
Australian Aviation
Reuters
By Reuters: Airbus softened its main jet production target on Thursday, blaming engine maker Pratt & Whitney for failing to strike a crucial supply agreement, in the latest sign of tension between planemakers and their main suppliers over shortages.
Reuters
By Reuters: European shares slipped marginally on Thursday, as investors sifted through a mixed bag of earnings from the likes of Airbus, Rio Tinto and Nestle.
AINonline
• Charles Alcock
By AINonline: EU-backed Clean Aviation projects are the foundation for the Evo program.
Bloomberg
• Albertina Torsoli
By Bloomberg: Air France-KLM shares rose the most since April after the carrier reported better-than-expected earnings in the fourth quarter and said it remained upbeat about lucrative North Atlantic routes despite heightened geopolitical tensions.
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Space Intel Report
• Peter B de Selding
Aviation Week
• Steve Trimble
New York Times
• Kalley Huang
