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aviation Europe Airline Industry & Market Trends Airlines KLM

Reuters • Alessandro Parodi, Joanna Plucinska

Air France-KLM tops quarterly profit expectations on premium/long-haul strength, trims annual capacity guidance

Air France-KLM reported quarterly profit beating expectations, supported by revenue gains from premium and long-haul travel. The group also reduced its annual capacity guidance, while shares rose following the results, signaling improved earnings visibility but a more cautious capacity outlook.

Also: Financial Times

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2026-07-30T00:50:17.425953-07:00

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SpaceWatch Global • Judith Delany

#SpaceWatchGL Opinion: Europe's Innovation Problem Isn't Innovation

By SpaceWatch Global: Europe produces no shortage of space innovation, yet many ideas never become commercial success. Judith Delany explores why the handover between research, industry, investors and policymakers may be Europe's missing competitive advantage.

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2026-07-30T01:19:18.516873-07:00

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CNBC • Elsa Ohlen

Rolls-Royce hikes guidance as it benefits from both the defense boom and AI data center buildout

By CNBC: Orders in the company's data center power business grew more than 50% in the first half of the year.

Rolls Royce

Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc 2026 Half Year Results

Wall Street Journal

BAE Systems Lifts Guidance As Defense Spending Booms

Also: FlightGlobal, Financial Times, business-live.co.uk and news.ssbcrack.com

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2026-07-30T00:32:52.614462-07:00

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Reuters

WestJet flight attendants issue 72-hour strike notice over unpaid work

By Reuters: Flight attendants at Canada's WestJet Airlines gave a 72-hour notice on Thursday for striking during the busy summer travel season, if a last-minute deal is not reached with the country's second-largest carrier.

Aviation Source

NDP Backs WestJet Flight Attendants as Public Supports Fight Against Unpaid Work

Also: CBC and news.ssbcrack.com

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2026-07-30T00:01:58.748354-07:00

aviation Europe Aircraft Finance & Leasing Orders Airbus Airbus A320 Airlines

FlightGlobal • David Kaminski-Morrow

Icelandair further expands A320neo fleet through additional lease agreement

By FlightGlobal: Six more aircraft to arrive for summer 2028 operations.

2 Sources

2026-07-29T22:50:14.810782-07:00

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FlightGlobal • Greg Waldron

RAAF P-8As hunt subs, surface ships at RIMPAC exercise

By FlightGlobal: The exercise provides the RAAF P-8A community with its first experience using a new anti-ship capability. Royal Australian Air Force Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft are serving in both the anti-submarine warfare and anti-surface roles during the current RIMPAC naval exercises.

1 Source

2026-07-30T00:02:11.109046-07:00

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SpaceNews.com • Debra Werner

Sophia Space and Caltech claim patent for space data centers

By SpaceNews.com: SAN FRANCISCO – Sophia Space announced the award July 30 of a patent, shared with the California Institute of Technology, covering large, modular space-based data centers.

Also: New York Times and GeekWire

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2026-07-29T21:10:06.311373-07:00

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