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Reuters • Tim Hepher

Thales, Airbus and Leonardo accelerate talks on €10bn French‑headquartered satellite manufacturing JV

Leonardo, Thales and Airbus are accelerating talks to merge their satellite businesses into a French‑headquartered joint venture valued at about €10 billion, with sources saying an initial agreement could be reached in coming weeks. The deal would consolidate major European space suppliers and reshape satellite manufacturing capacity.

2025-09-12T12:09:44.780555-07:00

Aviation Source

Edelweiss to add five A320neos in 2027–28 as Austrian transfers narrowbodies to Zurich

2025-09-11T15:11:07.452287-07:00

Reuters

Russian drones violate Polish airspace, forcing temporary closures at Warsaw, Lublin and Rzeszów airports

2025-09-10T06:44:59.490760-07:00

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Portugal sets requirements for TAP Air Portugal privatisation

2025-09-08T11:53:29.133139-07:00

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Thales, Airbus and Leonardo accelerate talks on €10bn French‑headquartered satellite manufacturing JV Leonardo, Thales and Airbus are accelerating talks to merge their satellite businesses into a French‑headquartered joint venture valued at about €10 billion, with sources saying an initial agreement could be reached in coming weeks. The deal would consolidate major European space suppliers and reshape satellite manufacturing capacity.

2025-09-12T12:09:44.780555-07:00

Thales, Airbus and Leonardo accelerate talks on €10bn French‑headquartered satellite manufacturing JV

Aviation Source

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Edelweiss to add five A320neos in 2027–28 as Austrian transfers narrowbodies to Zurich Edelweiss will take five Airbus A320neo jets in 2027–2028 — three to replace 26‑year‑old A320s and two to support network growth — with the aircraft handed over from Austrian Airlines as part of a broader Austrian fleet reorganisation that shifts jets from Vienna to Zurich.

2025-09-11T15:11:07.452287-07:00

Edelweiss to add five A320neos in 2027–28 as Austrian transfers narrowbodies to Zurich

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Sprints buys 35% of Flightradar24 in SEK 4.1bn deal to back global growth Swedish flight-tracking platform Flightradar24 has sold a 35% stake to London-based venture capital firm Sprints in a transaction that values the company at about SEK 4.1 billion. Founders Mikael Robertsson and Olov Lindberg sold the stake to support accelerated international expansion.

2025-09-10T20:08:05.703475-07:00

Sprints buys 35% of Flightradar24 in SEK 4.1bn deal to back global growth

Reuters

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Russian drones violate Polish airspace, forcing temporary closures at Warsaw, Lublin and Rzeszów airports Russian unmanned aerial vehicles breached Polish airspace on Wednesday, prompting Warsaw, Lublin and Rzeszów airports to temporarily close as Polish forces engaged and reported shooting down several drones. The incursions drew international condemnations and an ambiguous initial response from the US administration.

2025-09-10T06:44:59.490760-07:00

Russian drones violate Polish airspace, forcing temporary closures at Warsaw, Lublin and Rzeszów airports

Associated Press

Heathrow Terminal 4 partially evacuated after suspected tear‑gas release; man arrested Heathrow's Terminal 4 was partially evacuated on Sept. 8 after emergency crews responded to a hazardous‑materials call and found a canister believed to contain tear gas or pepper spray. About 20 people were treated; a 57‑year‑old man was arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm and causing a public nuisance.

2025-09-09T09:46:57.104421-07:00

Heathrow Terminal 4 partially evacuated after suspected tear‑gas release; man arrested

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Portugal sets requirements for TAP Air Portugal privatisation The Portuguese government has published formal requirements governing the planned privatisation of TAP Air Portugal, defining eligibility criteria, sale mechanics and conditions for bidders. The move advances the procedural steps toward divesting a minority stake in the national carrier.

2025-09-08T11:53:29.133139-07:00

Portugal sets requirements for TAP Air Portugal privatisation

Vertical Mag

Skyhook among the UK's few helicopter operators still conducting sling‑load operations Skyhook Helicopters is one of only a handful of U.K. operators that continues to perform sling‑load helicopter operations. The company’s largely unseen work provides specialist aerial lift services that many projects and sites across the country rely on.

2025-09-08T06:09:24.857933-07:00

Skyhook among the UK's few helicopter operators still conducting sling‑load operations

AeroTime

WWII Allied "Ace" Pilots: the US, UK, French and Soviet fliers who became legends AeroTime revisits the Allied fighter 'aces' of World War II — American, British, French and Soviet pilots whose combat records and tactics helped define air warfare. The feature profiles leading aces, the aircraft they flew, published victory tallies and the impact their exploits had on wartime doctrine and aviation memory.

2025-09-07T23:05:22.282679-07:00

WWII Allied "Ace" Pilots: the US, UK, French and Soviet fliers who became legends