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Kawasaki Heavy Industries to partner with Airbus Defence and Space on defense drones, first Japanese heavy-industry tie-up with

Kawasaki Heavy Industries will form a technical tie-up with Airbus Defence and Space for defense drones, Nikkei Business Daily reported. The agreement would be the first time a Japanese heavy-industry firm partners with a foreign major specifically on defense-drone work, signaling accelerating industrial cross-border C-UAS/drones collaboration.

2026-06-26T01:12:42.724245-07:00

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Airbus previews lie-flat linefit option for the A220 as airlines seek premium cabin upgrades

2026-06-25T10:32:39.810319-07:00

Aviation Week

Belgium receives first Airbus H145M light attack helicopter as part of expanded 20-aircraft fleet renewal

2026-06-25T04:11:52.211038-07:00

AirInsight

AirInsight’s data-led comparison of Airbus A220-300 vs Embraer E195-E2

2026-06-25T08:26:57.304635-07:00

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Reuters

Kawasaki Heavy Industries to partner with Airbus Defence and Space on defense drones, first Japanese heavy-industry tie-up with Kawasaki Heavy Industries will form a technical tie-up with Airbus Defence and Space for defense drones, Nikkei Business Daily reported. The agreement would be the first time a Japanese heavy-industry firm partners with a foreign major specifically on defense-drone work, signaling accelerating industrial cross-border C-UAS/drones collaboration.

2026-06-26T01:12:42.724245-07:00

Kawasaki Heavy Industries to partner with Airbus Defence and Space on defense drones, first Japanese heavy-industry tie-up with

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Airbus previews lie-flat linefit option for the A220 as airlines seek premium cabin upgrades Airbus is carrying out preliminary work to enable lie-flat seating as a linefit option on the A220, responding to airline interest in bringing premium “flat-bed” comfort to the type without separate retrofit campaigns. The concept work is framed as early feasibility rather than a commitment to launch.

2026-06-25T10:32:39.810319-07:00

Airbus previews lie-flat linefit option for the A220 as airlines seek premium cabin upgrades

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EU vote extends Airbus–Boeing tariff truce, delaying start of EU retaliation EU countries are set to vote on extending the suspension of the EU’s retaliatory tariffs tied to the Airbus–Boeing dispute, keeping the trade truce in place. The duration of the extension remains under negotiation, prolonging uncertainty for both OEMs’ commercial and policy pipelines.

2026-06-25T09:12:40.031340-07:00

EU vote extends Airbus–Boeing tariff truce, delaying start of EU retaliation

AirInsight

AirInsight’s data-led comparison of Airbus A220-300 vs Embraer E195-E2 AirInsight frames the A220-300 and Embraer E195-E2 as “two snapshots” shaped by year-specific market conditions, using scored metrics rather than marketing claims. The piece highlights how the same matchup can produce opposite conclusions depending on the data window and assumptions behind the evaluation.

2026-06-25T08:26:57.304635-07:00

AirInsight’s data-led comparison of Airbus A220-300 vs Embraer E195-E2

ch-aviation

easyJet Switzerland to take A321neo in mid-4Q26, extending its Airbus narrowbody renewal easyJet Switzerland plans to add the Airbus A321neo in mid–fourth quarter 2026, signaling continued fleet renewal and further standardisation around next-generation Airbus narrowbodies. The timing suggests incremental capacity availability as the carrier sequences deliveries into its network plans.

2026-06-25T07:56:18.210697-07:00

easyJet Switzerland to take A321neo in mid-4Q26, extending its Airbus narrowbody renewal

Aviation Week

Belgium receives first Airbus H145M light attack helicopter as part of expanded 20-aircraft fleet renewal The Belgian Air Force has taken delivery of the first Airbus H145M light attack helicopter, handed over on June 23, as Belgium starts fielding a new rotorcraft capability. The aircraft supports defense and Federal Police fleet modernization under an expanded order for 20 H145Ms.

2026-06-25T04:11:52.211038-07:00

Belgium receives first Airbus H145M light attack helicopter as part of expanded 20-aircraft fleet renewal

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PIA ownership handover targeted for early 3Q26, with Airbus A320-200 fleet in scope Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is set to be handed over to new owners by early 3Q26, with the carrier’s Airbus A320-200 operations included in the transaction scope. The timetable points to a 2026 transition phase for control, fleet oversight, and commercial operations.

2026-06-25T03:41:36.526216-07:00

PIA ownership handover targeted for early 3Q26, with Airbus A320-200 fleet in scope

Reuters

Airbus labor unrest escalates over office-presence push: CGT calls for strike, CFDT launches petition against Guillaume Faury pl CGT is calling for a strike at Airbus this Thursday for a second consecutive week, while CFDT is launching a petition in opposition to CEO Guillaume Faury’s proposal to move to four in-office days per week starting in September. The measures signal growing resistance to reduced telework.

2026-06-25T03:40:15.704264-07:00

Airbus labor unrest escalates over office-presence push: CGT calls for strike, CFDT launches petition against Guillaume Faury pl

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Kawasaki Heavy Industries to partner with Airbus Defence and Space on defense drones, first Japanese heavy-industry tie-up with

Airbus previews lie-flat linefit option for the A220 as airlines seek premium cabin upgrades

Belgium receives first Airbus H145M light attack helicopter as part of expanded 20-aircraft fleet renewal

AirInsight’s data-led comparison of Airbus A220-300 vs Embraer E195-E2

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