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August 26, 2026
United Airlines will open three new France–US routes in 2027, including Marseille–New York and Toulouse–Washington on the A321XLR. Paris–Denver will be operated with the 787-9…
In June, Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz had said talks on a joint purchase of Airbus A330 MRTT tanker aircraft were under way with…
The launch of MTG-I2, scheduled for 27 August from the European Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, will also carry into space part of the technology developed by…
Aviación Digital, Sp.- With close to 14,000 employees called to strike and a turnout the organizing unions put at around 90%, the labor dispute at Airbus's Spanish plants…
Aviación Digital, Sp.- The best-selling aircraft family in history is once again under regulators' scrutiny: on August 13, 2026, the US aviation authority published…
August 25, 2026
In July, after rejecting the French Naval Group's defence and intervention frigate (FDI), Portugal signed an agreement with
Airbus is converting a former Malaysia Airlines A380 passenger jet, MSN114, into a flying testbed for new propulsion systems. The quad-jet will carry a RISE test engine on its…
Airbus Spain workers affiliated with the UGT, CGT and ÚTIL unions decided this Monday, in votes held during the morning and afternoon shifts, to reject the company management's proposal…
August 24, 2026
As expected after the previous vote, the majority of Airbus employees in Spain have voted in favour of an indefinite strike starting 25 August. There has been…
Airbus Spain workers affiliated with the UGT, CGT and ÚTIL unions will decide this Monday, after last Friday's meeting at the Interconfederal Mediation and Arbitration Service (SIMA), whether…
Airbus put the brakes on its plan to increase in-person work for its employees following union protests, including a series of strikes at its facilities in Spain, The…
August 23, 2026
Aviación Digital, Sp.- As reported last Friday, Aug. 21, 2026, by the newspaper Press Digital, union representatives from CGT, UGT and ÚTIL will vote on Monday, Aug. 24, on whether to suspend the…
August 21, 2026
Aviación Digital, Sp.- Airbus's attempt to strengthen the physical presence of engineers and other office staff has run into an unexpected obstacle: opposition from part of the…
The Interconfederal Mediation and Arbitration Service (SIMA) has again summoned representatives of Airbus Spain and the workers' unions for this Friday in an attempt to…
August 20, 2026
The unions representing Airbus workers in Spain are not attending the mediation-arbitration meeting and are moving forward with the indefinite strike call from 24 August. The unions…
While Airbus prepares the first A350F prototype for its maiden flight in Toulouse, the second A350 freighter is already looking nearly complete. The…
On a return A320neo flight pair between Frankfurt and Rome, Lufthansa activated its new broadband internet on board on Wednesday. The entire group fl…
Airbus Helicopters and Danish company Terma A/S have signed a memorandum of understanding to expand their industrial partnership focused on helicopters. As… more…
Airbus has begun expanding its facilities dedicated to manufacturing A220 wings in Belfast, Northern Ireland, a project set to be completed by the first half (1H) of 2028…
Aviación Digital, Sp.- The labor conflict at Airbus Spain enters a critical phase. The CGT, UGT and ÚTIL unions have decided not to attend the new mediation meeting on August 20…
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The first Airbus A350F has left the paint hangar, and final ground tests ahead of its maiden flight in a few weeks will now begin. The Airbus A350F prototype has been painted in…
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August 19, 2026
Airbus Helicopters and Terma A/S have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to deepen their industrial collaboration and expand the integration of Danish technology into…
Airbus has begun construction of a 6,221-square-metre extension at its Belfast plant in Northern Ireland, aimed at increasing the wing manufacturing capacity of the…
In July, having ruled out the Frégate de Défense et d'Intervention [FDI] from France's Naval Group, Portugal signed an agreement with Italy to acquire three Multi-Mission Frigates…
Last August 19, a Lufthansa aircraft took off for the first time with the Lufthansa Group's new Wi-Fi, powered by Starlink. An Airbus A320neo registered "D-AINM" opened the…
In 2020, after the failure of the XM2001 Crusader and XM1203 NLOS-C [non-line of sight – cannon] programmes, meant to let it replace part of its M109 self-propelled howitzers and its…
Airbus provisionally set the third week of September for the maiden flight of its A350F freighter, a delayed project, Reuters reported citing sources from the…
August 17, 2026
The European Commission and the industry consortium SpaceRISE (including SES, Eutelsat and Hispasat) have concluded negotiations and signed an implementation agreement for … more...
In the past, Russia was, alongside France, one of the main suppliers of military equipment to the Cypriot National Guard, which fields, among other things, T-80 tanks…
August 15, 2026
To train its helicopter pilots, the US Army will replace its Airbus UH-72 Lakotas with Robinson R66s
Training for the US Army's future helicopter pilots takes place at the US Army Aviation Center of Excellence [USAACE], established at Fort Rucker [Alabama]. And they begin their training…