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• Mary Kirby
Iberia will mark its 100th anniversary on June 28, 2027, with a special livery for several aircraft and a central celebration at its La Muñoza facilities. The Spanish flag carrier also plans to begin refurbishing long-haul aircraft interiors and hold an air show.
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Iberia will mark its 100th anniversary on June 28, 2027, with a special livery for several aircraft and a central celebration at its La Muñoza facilities. The Spanish flag carrier also plans to begin refurbishing long-haul aircraft interiors and hold an air show.
Fredrik Gustavsson of SWISSto12 discusses the company’s approach to profitable growth and the use of 3D-printed payloads in the space industry at WSBW 2026. The conversation highlights the intersection of commercial performance and advanced manufacturing in space hardware.
IATA’s World Safety and Operations Conference will examine how airlines can strengthen resilience as crises multiply and aviation becomes more dependent on sophisticated IT systems. The 2026 agenda also addresses AI and automation, emphasizing the training and human expertise needed to maintain safe operations.
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Officials and industry leaders at the Space Security and Defense Summit in Paris called for stronger European space capabilities, better coordination with allies and faster adoption of commercial systems. Discussions covered Germany’s European Space Component Command, IRIS² connectivity, ICEYE, Viasat and Poland’s defense-industrial base.
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The first day of World Space Business Week 2026 highlighted a widening gap between abundant investment and maturing commercial models. ESA Director General Josef Aschbacher is taking a crew-transport decision to Rome, while China accounts for 19 of the 40 operational launchers worldwide.
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At the International Space Summit, Astrolab’s Manny Shar discusses the company’s effort to develop a lunar rover in just 17 months. The project highlights the pace, engineering demands and commercial ambitions shaping the emerging market for lunar mobility systems.
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Companies and agencies announced new capabilities and partnerships in Paris, including HEO’s close-range inspection of a Long March 2C, BlackSky’s first Gen-3 imagery within 20 hours of launch, Space42-Viasat’s Equatys connectivity platform, and a European lunar polar rover mission.
oneworld is pursuing more integrated technology, aligned policies and a more consistent passenger journey across its 15 member airlines, according to its CEO at FTE Global 2026. The effort highlights the alliance’s push to reduce operational and customer-experience differences between independently managed carriers.
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