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Hackers demand $6m from Iberia after passenger database breach

Hackers say they breached an Iberia passenger database and are demanding a $6 million ransom, threatening to publish personal passenger records if the airline does not pay. The incident adds to a string of carrier data breaches and raises immediate privacy, customer-notification and regulatory-compliance questions.

2025-11-29T10:44:54.166264-08:00

Airbus

Solar radiation corrupts A320 flight‑control software; EASA orders emergency fix as carriers warn of travel disruption

2025-11-28T09:54:09.894869-08:00

Ryanair

Ryanair ends eight-month 'Prime' subscription trial after 55,000 sign-ups

2025-11-28T02:27:00.310248-08:00

Space Intel Report

ESA secures record €22.1bn at Bremen ministerial, delivering 99% of proposed €22.25bn

2025-11-27T03:42:31.985160-08:00

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European Spaceflight

€900M+ committed to ESA’s European Launcher Challenge, led by Germany, France, UK and Spain More than €900 million has been committed to ESA’s European Launcher Challenge, with Germany, France, the UK and Spain providing the bulk of the funding. The investment is intended to accelerate development, testing and industrialisation of European small- and medium‑class launchers to strengthen sovereign launch capacity.

2025-11-29T20:05:09.797683-08:00

€900M+ committed to ESA’s European Launcher Challenge, led by Germany, France, UK and Spain

greekcitytimes.com

Greece launches five micro‑satellites on SpaceX Transporter‑15, advancing national micro‑satellite program Greece placed five micro‑satellites into orbit on 28 November at 21:00 Greek time aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 Transporter‑15 rideshare from Vandenberg. The launches, carried out under Greece’s National Micro‑Satellite Program, represent a significant milestone in the country’s space strategy and capability development.

2025-11-29T16:21:19.495049-08:00

Greece launches five micro‑satellites on SpaceX Transporter‑15, advancing national micro‑satellite program

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Hackers demand $6m from Iberia after passenger database breach Hackers say they breached an Iberia passenger database and are demanding a $6 million ransom, threatening to publish personal passenger records if the airline does not pay. The incident adds to a string of carrier data breaches and raises immediate privacy, customer-notification and regulatory-compliance questions.

2025-11-29T10:44:54.166264-08:00

Hackers demand $6m from Iberia after passenger database breach

Reuters

Moldova reports third Russian drone airspace incursion in nine days, warns of aviation risk Moldovan authorities said Russian drones entered the country's airspace for the third time in nine days, posing a direct threat to civil aviation and prompting heightened air-safety alerts. The repeated incursions add to a broader pattern of cross-border drone activity that has forced operational disruptions and military responses across Europe.

2025-11-29T09:42:10.273010-08:00

Moldova reports third Russian drone airspace incursion in nine days, warns of aviation risk

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Solar radiation corrupts A320 flight‑control software; EASA orders emergency fix as carriers warn of travel disruption EASA has issued an Emergency Airworthiness Directive requiring operators to install a three‑hour software patch or rollback on in‑service Airbus A320 Family jets after analysis found intense solar radiation can corrupt flight‑control data. Regulators and national authorities warn multi‑hour maintenance windows could disrupt peak Thanksgiving operations.

2025-11-28T09:54:09.894869-08:00

Solar radiation corrupts A320 flight‑control software; EASA orders emergency fix as carriers warn of travel disruption

Spaceflight Now

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SpaceX Transporter‑15 lofts 140 payloads from Vandenberg, including ESA, NASA CubeSat and D‑Orbit ION vehicles A Falcon 9 launched SpaceX's Transporter‑15 from Vandenberg carrying about 140 payloads on a dedicated rideshare, including an ESA mission, NASA's R5‑S7 CubeSat, D‑Orbit's ION in‑space transportation vehicles and three Canadian satellites — underscoring continuing demand for low‑cost, frequent LEO access.

2025-11-28T09:45:03.850364-08:00

SpaceX Transporter‑15 lofts 140 payloads from Vandenberg, including ESA, NASA CubeSat and D‑Orbit ION vehicles

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Wizz Air accepts 250th aircraft as it pursues a 500‑jet fleet Wizz Air accepted its 250th aircraft in Budapest at a special‑livery ceremony, marking a milestone for Europe’s fastest‑growing carrier. The low‑cost airline says it still targets a long‑term 500‑aircraft fleet and acknowledged a Boeing‑heavy roster amid tight OEM delivery schedules that constrain near‑term growth.

2025-11-28T09:05:20.631103-08:00

Wizz Air accepts 250th aircraft as it pursues a 500‑jet fleet

euro-sd.com

Boeing awarded $4.7B U.S. Army FMS contract to build 96 AH‑64E Apaches for Poland Boeing will build 96 AH‑64E Apache attack helicopters for the Polish Armed Forces under a U.S. Army Foreign Military Sales contract valued at nearly $4.7 billion. Deliveries are set to begin in 2028 and will make Poland the largest international Apache operator.

2025-11-28T09:05:12.297957-08:00

Boeing awarded $4.7B U.S. Army FMS contract to build 96 AH‑64E Apaches for Poland