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• Daniel Martinez Garbuno
The US Department of Transportation has lifted restrictions affecting Mexican airlines. The available report does not specify which carriers or measures were involved, or what operational changes will follow, but the decision removes a US-imposed constraint on Mexican operators.
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The US Department of Transportation has lifted restrictions affecting Mexican airlines. The available report does not specify which carriers or measures were involved, or what operational changes will follow, but the decision removes a US-imposed constraint on Mexican operators.
European officials are weighing whether to give utilities and other infrastructure companies greater authority to counter drones, amid concern that attacks could disable power supplies for millions. The concern is sharpened by repeated Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, where drone attacks have contributed to outages.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation has revoked restrictions imposed last year on flights operated by Mexican carriers from Mexico City’s two main airports. The move reopens opportunities for airlines including Aeroméxico to expand transborder service between Mexico and the United States.
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At ESPI AC 2026, Étienne Schneider said Luxembourg’s space resources law helped unlock investment and argued that Europe needs a framework of its own. He identified stability as Europe’s strongest card in the space race, making the legal environment a strategic factor in competing for space-sector activity.
Technology tested at Brétigny-sur-Orge, including electronic jammers and interceptor drones, could serve a broader customer base than governments, police and armed forces. Europe is weighing whether utilities and infrastructure companies should gain greater authority to bring down drones, extending counter-drone responsibilities to private operators.
A proposed refundable deposit, paid before launch, would give satellite operators a financial incentive to remove spacecraft from orbit at the end of their missions. Researchers argue the scheme could curb growing space debris and reduce the risk of reaching an orbital tipping point.
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French lawmakers have proposed a symbolic €1 budget line for Dassault’s VORTEX spaceplane, aiming to press the government to explain how it intends to fund the project. The proposal puts the government’s financing plans for the spaceplane on the parliamentary agenda.
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