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• Dirk Andrei Salcedo
FlyOne Asia plans to add Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft through wet leases in the second quarter of 2027. The available report does not identify the lessor, aircraft count or intended routes.
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FlyOne Asia plans to add Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft through wet leases in the second quarter of 2027. The available report does not identify the lessor, aircraft count or intended routes.
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Ukrainian defense technology company HIMERA and Denmark’s GomSpace have begun in-orbit tests of an experimental communications satellite intended to support a network Ukraine can operate without foreign providers. Separately, ESA has extended contracts for four additional Galileo Second Generation satellites, including two assigned to Airbus, bringing the planned fleet to 16.
ESA has awarded Airbus contracts for two additional Galileo Second Generation satellites and extended contracts with Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space for four more, bringing the reported additions to six spacecraft. The orders expand Europe’s next-generation navigation constellation, whose satellites include stronger anti-jamming protection.
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The Faroe Islands’ flag carrier has placed a firm order for two additional Airbus A320neos to replace older-generation A320s. The airline already has two A320neos scheduled for delivery in 2028 and 2029 and aims to transition its fleet entirely to the type by 2030.
An analysis asks whether Airbus should develop a longer A350 variant, noting that similar considerations apply to a potential A220-500. The latter would extend the A220 family with a longer version of the manufacturer’s smallest narrowbody jet.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has queried the status of a €3 billion ($4 billion) European Union loan to Airbus and urged a quick resolution to concerns over support for the airframer. The issue is raising uncertainty around the transatlantic truce on large-aircraft subsidies.
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says the European Investment Bank’s €3 billion ($4 billion) loan to Airbus raises concerns about compliance with the aircraft trade agreement. Brussels and the EIB reject the criticism, but the dispute risks reopening tensions over government support for large-aircraft makers.
A Hudson Institute study says the Air Force should treat 75 additional Boeing KC-46 tankers as an upper limit, then develop a longer-range aerial refueler for a potential conflict with China. It argues a medium-sized blended-wing-body design could offer a better fit than the KC-46A or Airbus A330 MRTT; the USAF is also backing Natilus’s KONA demonstrator.
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