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Lufthansa Technik breaks ground on 55,000m² MRO hub near Porto, Portugal, targeting 2028 operations

Lufthansa Technik has started construction of a new 55,000-square-metre aircraft maintenance and engine-parts repair facility in Santa Maria da Feira, south of Porto. The three-digit million-euro investment is expected to create up to 700 jobs and bring the site online in 2028, expanding Lufthansa Group’s industrial footprint as its TAP Air Portugal bid continues.

2026-06-29T07:11:19.889145-07:00

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GAMA urges EU to recognize general aviation in European aviation strategy

2026-06-29T09:41:35.906399-07:00

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FAA and EASA renew cooperative safety efforts, with regular progress reviews

2026-06-29T09:26:48.839767-07:00

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Lockheed Martin wins F-35 European weapon integration and scales precision-fires production

2026-06-29T07:40:42.703468-07:00

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GAMA urges EU to recognize general aviation in European aviation strategy The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) has submitted a policy white paper in response to an European Commission “call for evidence,” arguing for greater recognition of general aviation within the bloc’s aviation strategy. The filing focuses on how GA should be accounted for in future EU policy priorities.

2026-06-29T09:41:35.906399-07:00

GAMA urges EU to recognize general aviation in European aviation strategy

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FAA and EASA renew cooperative safety efforts, with regular progress reviews At an international safety conference, the FAA and EASA renewed cooperative efforts to address key safety issues and agreed to review progress regularly. Regulators said the renewed mechanism will focus on resolving priority items while maintaining ongoing oversight and coordination.

2026-06-29T09:26:48.839767-07:00

FAA and EASA renew cooperative safety efforts, with regular progress reviews

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Lockheed Martin wins F-35 European weapon integration and scales precision-fires production Lockheed Martin secured about $74 million to complete Meteor and Spear integration for UK and Italy F-35 Block 4 aircraft. It also won a $3 billion FY26 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) production contract for the U.S. Army, and is partnering with Insta in Tampere, Finland, to establish Europe’s first sustainment centre for M270A2 and HIMARS MLRS CFCS.

2026-06-29T07:40:42.703468-07:00

Lockheed Martin wins F-35 European weapon integration and scales precision-fires production

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Lufthansa Technik breaks ground on 55,000m² MRO hub near Porto, Portugal, targeting 2028 operations Lufthansa Technik has started construction of a new 55,000-square-metre aircraft maintenance and engine-parts repair facility in Santa Maria da Feira, south of Porto. The three-digit million-euro investment is expected to create up to 700 jobs and bring the site online in 2028, expanding Lufthansa Group’s industrial footprint as its TAP Air Portugal bid continues.

2026-06-29T07:11:19.889145-07:00

Lufthansa Technik breaks ground on 55,000m² MRO hub near Porto, Portugal, targeting 2028 operations

FlightGlobal

Marshall Aerospace faces a turnaround challenge as C-130-focused MRO demand is pressured by UK fleet-retirement decisions Marshall Aerospace, a Cambridge-based military transport maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) specialist known for its C-130 work for the UK RAF and global customers, is still recovering after a UK decision to prematurely retire its “stalwart” transport fleet. The company is now betting on its Lockheed Martin C-130-heavy footprint to regain momentum.

2026-06-29T03:55:07.422427-07:00

Marshall Aerospace faces a turnaround challenge as C-130-focused MRO demand is pressured by UK fleet-retirement decisions

Bloomberg

Creotech CEO: SpaceX’s blockbuster valuation could spur a wave of space-tech listings on Poland’s Warsaw exchange Poland’s top satellite firm head, Creotech CEO, says SpaceX’s soaring valuation is already influencing European capital markets and could catalyze new space-technology IPOs on the Warsaw stock exchange. The potential listings are framed as a spillover effect from strong defense-linked space demand.

2026-06-29T02:10:17.565895-07:00

Creotech CEO: SpaceX’s blockbuster valuation could spur a wave of space-tech listings on Poland’s Warsaw exchange

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EIB signs €3bn-plus financing package to fund Airbus R&D, boosting commercial and defense technology The European Investment Bank has committed up to €3.0 billion (about $3.42 billion) in financing to Airbus, described as “full firepower” to strengthen Europe’s industrial and technological edge amid US and China competition. The first tranche cited is about €1 billion, earmarked for aerospace R&D investment spanning commercial and defense aviation.

2026-06-29T01:40:07.325210-07:00

EIB signs €3bn-plus financing package to fund Airbus R&D, boosting commercial and defense technology

Space Intel Report

Germany’s new space window opens for orbit-proven startups as Reflex Aerospace raises capital A Berlin-based “New Space” company case study—Reflex Aerospace—underscores why Germany may be particularly attractive now: the market rewards in-orbit performance, hardware credibility, and demonstrable fundraising ability after flight heritage. The takeaway is that capital access increasingly follows proven space results.

2026-06-29T01:28:03.024891-07:00

Germany’s new space window opens for orbit-proven startups as Reflex Aerospace raises capital

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Lufthansa Technik breaks ground on 55,000m² MRO hub near Porto, Portugal, targeting 2028 operations

GAMA urges EU to recognize general aviation in European aviation strategy

FAA and EASA renew cooperative safety efforts, with regular progress reviews

Lockheed Martin wins F-35 European weapon integration and scales precision-fires production

News Timeline