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The Air Current • Jon Ostrower

Archer wins €18M bid for Lilium’s ~300 eVTOL patents, boosting portfolio past 1,000

Archer Aviation on 15 October won the competitive bid to acquire Lilium GmbH’s portfolio of roughly 300 advanced air mobility patents for €18 million (~$21M), adding ducted‑fan and other AAM technologies and expanding Archer’s patent holdings to more than 1,000 assets as it debuts Midnight.

2025-10-15T05:38:26.507236-07:00

Reuters

EU clears Boeing's $4.7bn reacquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, mandates Airbus-facing divestments

2025-10-14T08:08:37.745366-07:00

Skift

easyJet shares surge on reports MSC eyed takeover; shipping group denies interest

2025-10-14T11:32:19.039741-07:00

Reuters

EU poised to grant conditional approval for Boeing's $4.7B re‑acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems

2025-10-07T07:57:09.652323-07:00

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Via Satellite

Eutelsat rebrands U.S. subsidiary as Eutelsat Network Solutions Eutelsat is going to market in the U.S. under a new name, renaming its U.S. proxy company Eutelsat Network Solutions. The rebrand creates a dedicated U.S. commercial identity for selling the group's satellite and managed-network services to American customers and partners.

2025-10-15T13:53:07.763440-07:00

Eutelsat rebrands U.S. subsidiary as Eutelsat Network Solutions

Via Satellite

Keysight completes $1.46B acquisition of Spirent, expands communications-testing portfolio Keysight Technologies has completed a $1.46 billion acquisition of Spirent Communications, integrating Spirent’s communications-testing technologies into Keysight’s product portfolio. The transaction expands Keysight’s capabilities in network and device testing and broadens its commercial offering for advanced communications test solutions.

2025-10-15T12:57:31.020859-07:00

Keysight completes $1.46B acquisition of Spirent, expands communications-testing portfolio

The Air Current

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Archer wins €18M bid for Lilium’s ~300 eVTOL patents, boosting portfolio past 1,000 Archer Aviation on 15 October won the competitive bid to acquire Lilium GmbH’s portfolio of roughly 300 advanced air mobility patents for €18 million (~$21M), adding ducted‑fan and other AAM technologies and expanding Archer’s patent holdings to more than 1,000 assets as it debuts Midnight.

2025-10-15T05:38:26.507236-07:00

Archer wins €18M bid for Lilium’s ~300 eVTOL patents, boosting portfolio past 1,000

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Joby and Archer join US bids for Lilium's assets US eVTOL companies Joby Aviation and Archer Aviation have entered the race to acquire the assets of German eVTOL developer Lilium. Their bids add prominent U.S. manufacturers to a crowded field of suitors and could reshape competition in electric urban air mobility.

2025-10-14T22:48:46.329878-07:00

Joby and Archer join US bids for Lilium's assets

Skift

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easyJet shares surge on reports MSC eyed takeover; shipping group denies interest easyJet shares jumped roughly 11–12% in early trading after reports that Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) was considering a stake or full takeover of the British low-cost carrier. MSC later denied any interest, reviving takeover speculation and underscoring consolidation talk in Europe’s airline sector.

2025-10-14T11:32:19.039741-07:00

easyJet shares surge on reports MSC eyed takeover; shipping group denies interest

Reuters

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EU clears Boeing's $4.7bn reacquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, mandates Airbus-facing divestments The European Commission has approved Boeing’s proposed $4.7 billion reacquisition of Spirit AeroSystems after the companies agreed to divest aerostructures units that supply Airbus. The remedies require spinning off Airbus-facing operations — including work on A350 centre fuselages and A220 wing production — to protect competition.

2025-10-14T08:08:37.745366-07:00

EU clears Boeing's $4.7bn reacquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, mandates Airbus-facing divestments

Reuters

GOL to be taken private as part of corporate reorganisation Brazil's GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes SA said Monday it will be taken private under a planned corporate reorganization aimed at reshaping the carrier's ownership and governance. The move is part of a broader restructuring process intended to stabilise operations and support the airline's recovery.

2025-10-13T18:32:47.941223-07:00

GOL to be taken private as part of corporate reorganisation

Breaking Defense

AV unveils Switchblade 400 for Army LASSO and debuts VAPOR CLE compact long‑endurance helicopter UAS AV (the merged AeroVironment/BlueHalo) expanded its loitering‑munition lineup at AUSA, revealing the Switchblade 400 aimed at the US Army's Low Altitude Stalking and Strike (LASSO) requirement, and debuted the upgraded VAPOR CLE, a compact long‑endurance electric helicopter UAS for persistent tactical ISR.

2025-10-13T06:32:35.032610-07:00

AV unveils Switchblade 400 for Army LASSO and debuts VAPOR CLE compact long‑endurance helicopter UAS

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