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Etihad brings four-seat First Class cabin to incoming Airbus A330-900s

Etihad Airways will introduce four First Class suites on its Airbus A330-900 fleet, with the first aircraft expected in September 2027. The product is based more closely on the carrier’s latest Business Class suite than on the larger First Apartments installed on its A380s, alongside a new Business Class cabin.

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European satellite activity spans Earth observation launches, sovereign intelligence and optical communications

ESA’s FLEX and Copernicus Sentinel-3C satellites are preparing for launch aboard Vega-C, while Airbus and Unseenlabs have won work on France’s next-generation CASSIOPÉE SIGINT satellites. Separately, Cailabs is developing shared optical ground infrastructure with Eutelsat, and Satellogic plans to expand its Earth-observation constellation.

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Etihad brings four-seat First Class cabin to incoming Airbus A330-900s

Etihad Airways will introduce four First Class suites on its Airbus A330-900 fleet, with the first aircraft expected in September 2027. The product is based more closely on the carrier’s latest Business Class suite than on the larger First Apartments installed on its A380s, alongside a new Business Class cabin.

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Satellite constellation activity accelerates as allies fund military communications and commercial operators expand production

Ten U.S. allies committed $302 million to complete funding for the Space Force’s next Wideband Global SATCOM satellite, while commercial operators advanced financing, manufacturing and procurement plans. Elveo Mobile selected Apex Space to produce 320 direct-to-device satellites, Eutelsat ordered 229 additional OneWeb satellites, and Sophia Space secured $300 million.

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Indra to Develop New Tactical UAS Family for Spain, With First Deliveries Planned for 2028

Indra says Spain’s government has ordered development and procurement of a new family of tactical unmanned aircraft for the armed forces. The program establishes a domestic tactical-UAS effort, with initial deliveries scheduled for 2028, although the company did not disclose the order’s value or aircraft quantity.

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