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• Joshua Faleti
OHB Italia has contracted Thales Alenia Space to support development of the PRISMA Second Generation Earth-observation satellite for the Italian Space Agency. The agreement expands the industrial consortium behind Italy’s PRISMA program and advances planning for its next-generation remote-sensing capability.
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OHB Italia has contracted Thales Alenia Space to support development of the PRISMA Second Generation Earth-observation satellite for the Italian Space Agency. The agreement expands the industrial consortium behind Italy’s PRISMA program and advances planning for its next-generation remote-sensing capability.
Rosaviatsiya will annul Udmurtia-based regional carrier Izhavia’s air operator certificate effective Aug. 1, following inspections that found incomplete maintenance procedures, crew work-schedule irregularities and deficiencies in the airline’s safety management system. The carrier failed to address the findings, and the decision is irreversible under Russian law.
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A British Airways captain is reportedly on paid sick leave after stepping in during an incident in which a packed Airbus A320 went into a stall over central London. The reported trigger was a failure of an on-board system, prompting a near-stall situation requiring immediate crew intervention.
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Condor will begin daily nonstop flights between Frankfurt and Chicago O’Hare on May 14, 2027, expanding the German leisure carrier’s North American network. The route launch will coincide with Condor’s planned move to Frankfurt Airport’s Terminal 3 during the 2027 summer schedule.
Montenegro has issued a €5.5 million PSO tender aimed at improving connectivity with the European Union. The procurement signals an intervention to support specific routes or services where market supply is deemed insufficient.
Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury says he sees “good hope” for additional A400M tactical airlifter orders through a currently seven-nation NATO initiative to cooperate on combined operations. Airbus officials expect the pooled A400M plan to translate into incremental procurement among participating allies.
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