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East Midlands Airport reports strong March and Easter passenger surge, signaling another busy summer

East Midlands Airport says March and the Easter period delivered a sustained passenger surge, pointing to continued summer strength. The airport’s update frames the latest demand momentum as another positive signal for peak-period planning and capacity management at the regional end of UK leisure and connecting traffic.

2026-04-20T16:08:22.632540-07:00

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Kubilius presses EU Parliament to refine the EU Space Act and hold the line on the 2024-2028 defense & space budget

2026-04-20T15:00:06.572091-07:00

British Airways

British Airways launches Heathrow–St. Louis seasonal service and a Guernsey link (4x weekly to the US; daily flights to GCI)

2026-04-20T05:14:47.868215-07:00

AeroTime

IAG secures CFM LEAP Premier MRO license for Iberia Maintenance; LEAP-1A/1B work slated for 2027

2026-04-20T08:03:20.504536-07:00

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East Midlands Airport reports strong March and Easter passenger surge, signaling another busy summer East Midlands Airport says March and the Easter period delivered a sustained passenger surge, pointing to continued summer strength. The airport’s update frames the latest demand momentum as another positive signal for peak-period planning and capacity management at the regional end of UK leisure and connecting traffic.

2026-04-20T16:08:22.632540-07:00

East Midlands Airport reports strong March and Easter passenger surge, signaling another busy summer

Space Intel Report

Kubilius presses EU Parliament to refine the EU Space Act and hold the line on the 2024-2028 defense & space budget European Defense and Space Commissioner Andrius Kubilius told the EU Parliament that additional modification is needed to streamline the proposed EU Space Act. He also urged lawmakers to maintain the Commission’s proposed defense-and-space budget for 2028-34, framing the package as critical for European capability buildout.

2026-04-20T15:00:06.572091-07:00

Kubilius presses EU Parliament to refine the EU Space Act and hold the line on the 2024-2028 defense & space budget

Air Data News

Germany takes final Airbus A400M Atlas delivery, closing 53-aircraft order as Airbus reorients future missions The Luftwaffe has inducted Germany’s 53rd and final Airbus Defence and Space A400M airlifter, completing the country’s long-delayed order under the multinational OCCAR-managed program that began with the first aircraft entering service in 2014. Airbus is now focused on sustaining the platform’s relevance via upgrades and new mission sets.

2026-04-20T14:01:54.597336-07:00

Germany takes final Airbus A400M Atlas delivery, closing 53-aircraft order as Airbus reorients future missions

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Poland and France back a geostationary military SATCOM push via Thales, Thales Alenia Space, Airbus and RADMOR Thales Alenia Space, Airbus Defence and Space and RADMOR have signed an industrial cooperation agreement to develop a dedicated geostationary (GEO) defense telecommunications satellite for Poland’s Ministry of National Defence, framed as a step toward greater national space sovereignty. The project follows broader France–Poland defense ties.

2026-04-20T12:18:13.735192-07:00

Poland and France back a geostationary military SATCOM push via Thales, Thales Alenia Space, Airbus and RADMOR

FlightGlobal

Lufthansa Technik Defense begins in-country maintenance for Germany’s Boeing P-8A Poseidon Germany’s Navy has started scheduled maintenance checks on its new Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft at Lufthansa Technik Defense’s Hamburg site—an initial step that expands domestic sustainment for submarine-hunting operations. The work marks the first occasion Lufthansa Technik has maintained the in-service P-8A fleet for Germany in-country, deepening Bundeswehr integration.

2026-04-20T10:31:57.255973-07:00

Lufthansa Technik Defense begins in-country maintenance for Germany’s Boeing P-8A Poseidon

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Vertical Aerospace closes up to $850M financing for Valo eVTOL after first two-way transition flight Vertical Aerospace has executed and closed the remaining components of its previously announced comprehensive financing package totaling up to $850 million, following its 14 April success with the company’s first two-way transition flight for the Valo eVTOL. The package had been under phased execution after an agreement-in-principle.

2026-04-20T08:21:15.768308-07:00

Vertical Aerospace closes up to $850M financing for Valo eVTOL after first two-way transition flight

AeroTime

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IAG secures CFM LEAP Premier MRO license for Iberia Maintenance; LEAP-1A/1B work slated for 2027 IAG and CFM International have signed an agreement granting Iberia Maintenance a CFM LEAP Premier MRO license. The deal brings Iberia into CFM’s global LEAP-1A/LEAP-1B maintenance network, with expanded engine-shop operations planned to begin in 2027.

2026-04-20T08:03:20.504536-07:00

IAG secures CFM LEAP Premier MRO license for Iberia Maintenance; LEAP-1A/1B work slated for 2027

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Latvia signs on as 62nd Artemis Accords signatory, pledging peaceful, sustainable lunar cooperation Latvia has officially signed the Artemis Accords in Washington, becoming the framework’s 62nd participating nation. NASA welcomed Latvia’s formal subscription as part of a broader push to use the Accords to guide transparent, peaceful cooperation supporting NASA’s lunar exploration ambitions.

2026-04-20T07:02:10.092194-07:00

Latvia signs on as 62nd Artemis Accords signatory, pledging peaceful, sustainable lunar cooperation

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East Midlands Airport reports strong March and Easter passenger surge, signaling another busy summer

Kubilius presses EU Parliament to refine the EU Space Act and hold the line on the 2024-2028 defense & space budget

British Airways launches Heathrow–St. Louis seasonal service and a Guernsey link (4x weekly to the US; daily flights to GCI)

IAG secures CFM LEAP Premier MRO license for Iberia Maintenance; LEAP-1A/1B work slated for 2027

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