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Bloomberg • Alan Katz

French ATC union calls off three-day strike, averting up to 600 daily cancellations

France's main air traffic controllers' union SNCTA suspended a planned three-day strike for Oct. 7–9 after reaching an agreement with the DGAC, averting carriers' warnings of up to 600 daily cancellations and roughly 100,000 passengers affected across Europe. Details of the accord were not disclosed.

2025-10-04T02:20:21.588573-07:00

Reuters

Drone sightings force Munich Airport to suspend operations for second night, stranding thousands

2025-10-03T21:00:21.187197-07:00

Reuters

Multiple drone sightings force overnight closure of Munich Airport; dozens of flights grounded and ~3,000 passengers stranded

2025-10-02T18:13:55.693135-07:00

The Guardian

French ATC strike Oct 7–10 threatens up to 600 daily cancellations and 100,000 passengers

2025-10-02T09:30:48.452132-07:00

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Bloomberg

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French ATC union calls off three-day strike, averting up to 600 daily cancellations France's main air traffic controllers' union SNCTA suspended a planned three-day strike for Oct. 7–9 after reaching an agreement with the DGAC, averting carriers' warnings of up to 600 daily cancellations and roughly 100,000 passengers affected across Europe. Details of the accord were not disclosed.

2025-10-04T02:20:21.588573-07:00

French ATC union calls off three-day strike, averting up to 600 daily cancellations

European Spaceflight

Poland’s SpaceForest targets up to 70% of Europe’s suborbital market Polish rocket builder SpaceForest has set a target to capture up to 70% of Europe’s demand for suborbital flights. The announced goal positions the company as an ambitious entrant in Europe’s emerging suborbital sector with a stated focus on commanding a dominant share of regional demand.

2025-10-03T23:56:20.507862-07:00

Poland’s SpaceForest targets up to 70% of Europe’s suborbital market

Reuters

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Drone sightings force Munich Airport to suspend operations for second night, stranding thousands Munich Airport suspended operations for a second consecutive night after multiple suspected drone sightings, canceling and diverting flights and leaving thousands of passengers stranded; the airport said it would gradually resume service from 0700 local time (0500 GMT) as authorities investigate.

2025-10-03T21:00:21.187197-07:00

Drone sightings force Munich Airport to suspend operations for second night, stranding thousands

Aviacionline

Iberia launches first regular A321XLR passenger service to Latin America with Madrid–Santo Domingo route Iberia operated the first regular A321XLR passenger flight in Latin America and the Caribbean on 2 October, launching scheduled Madrid–Santo Domingo services with the ultra‑long‑range A321XLR. The deployment marks the type’s commercial entry into the region and highlights long‑range single‑aisles opening new leisure and transatlantic markets.

2025-10-03T13:28:35.839699-07:00

Iberia launches first regular A321XLR passenger service to Latin America with Madrid–Santo Domingo route

Via Satellite

4iG Space and Defence to invest ~$100M for strategic stake in Axiom Space Hungary's 4iG Space and Defence (4iG SDT), an IT and telecoms group, is poised to invest about $100 million to acquire a strategic stake in U.S. commercial space company Axiom Space. The transaction would add a material European investor to Axiom's capitalization.

2025-10-03T12:47:22.278184-07:00

4iG Space and Defence to invest ~$100M for strategic stake in Axiom Space

AINonline

European business-aviation leaders flag market, regulatory and sustainability headwinds at CALS Europe Summit At AIN’s CALS Europe Summit, European business-aviation executives held candid discussions about mounting market uncertainty, regulatory pressure and the operational and financial challenges of meeting sustainability goals. The sessions highlighted tensions between growth ambitions, evolving policy frameworks and the investments required to decarbonise operations.

2025-10-03T09:44:42.281545-07:00

European business-aviation leaders flag market, regulatory and sustainability headwinds at CALS Europe Summit

FlightGlobal

Honeywell-led NEWBORN 1MW hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain enters subsystem tests Honeywell's EU-funded NEWBORN project has moved into subsystem testing for a 1MW-class hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain, with component-level tests planned at multiple sites by year-end and the programme targeting completion of final integration in 2026. The effort aims to validate component performance ahead of full-system integration.

2025-10-03T07:52:24.109957-07:00

Honeywell-led NEWBORN 1MW hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain enters subsystem tests

ch-aviation

Air France‑KLM says it wants to manage TAP "without interference" Air France‑KLM says it wants to manage TAP "without interference", pressing for operational autonomy as it engages the Portuguese carrier. The declaration sets expectations around governance and control ahead of the government’s planned partial reprivatisation.

2025-10-03T07:16:44.906236-07:00

Air France‑KLM says it wants to manage TAP "without interference"