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(IN BRIEF) Siemens and Capgemini have deepened their collaboration to develop AI-native digital solutions that integrate artificial intelligence directly into the foundation of product engineering, manufacturing, and operations. The partnership will deliver industry-specific applications that combine Siemens’ industrial software and … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first H160 to the Hiroshima City Fire Services Bureau, making it the world’s first firefighting operator of the model. Entering service in early 2026, the H160 will enhance firefighting, search and rescue, emergency … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Airbus, Leonardo, and Thales have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to merge their space-related activities into a new European space company designed to strengthen the continent’s industrial and strategic autonomy. The new entity, expected to launch in 2027 … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Siemens and Airbus have signed a strategic contract to decarbonize Airbus’ key industrial sites in the U.S. and U.K., supported by Capgemini. The initiative, part of Airbus’ broader effort to reduce its environmental footprint, targets a 20% reduction … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Airbus has joined forces with Siemens and Capgemini to decarbonize four of its major industrial sites in the U.S. and UK as part of an ambitious program targeting a 20% reduction in energy use and an 85% reduction … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) ZF LIFETEC has opened a cutting-edge technology and testing center in Washington, Michigan, enhancing its capacity to develop next-generation passive safety systems. The facility, which integrates prototype development, engineering, and testing operations, features a new servo-controlled sled system … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Chemetall, the Surface Treatment business of BASF Coatings, has once again received Airbus’ SQIP Award, marking its tenth consecutive recognition for outstanding quality and delivery performance. The award, presented in Toulouse, highlights Chemetall’s trusted role in supplying Airbus … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) MTU Aero Engines has celebrated the delivery of its 5,000th low-pressure turbine module for Pratt & Whitney’s PW1100G-JM engine at its Tajecina facility near Rzeszów, Poland. The milestone underscores the importance of MTU Aero Engines Polska, which is … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Thales and IndiGo have signed an 11-year strategic contract to support the airline’s growing Airbus A320 and A32X fleet with advanced maintenance and repair solutions. The deal includes Thales’s Avionics-By-The-Hour and Repair-By-The-Hour programmes, designed to improve fleet availability … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) GKN Aerospace is expanding its Newington, Connecticut facility with a new additive manufacturing production line for the Fan Case Mount Ring (FCMR), a key component of Pratt & Whitney’s GTF engines powering Airbus A220 and Embraer E195-E2 aircraft. … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Arianespace will launch EUMETSAT’s Metop-SGA1 satellite on August 12, 2025, via Ariane 6 from Kourou, marking the second commercial mission for Europe’s new heavy-lift launcher. Metop-SGA1, the first in a new generation of European polar-orbiting weather satellites, will … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) The Nagoya City Fire Bureau has ordered an Airbus H160 helicopter to bolster its firefighting, search and rescue and disaster response capabilities, including aerial reconnaissance. Jean‑Luc Alfonsi of Airbus Helicopters Japan praised the aircraft’s advanced safety, performance and … Read the full press release →

IN BRIEF) GKN Aerospace and ArianeGroup have signed a Frame Contract for Ariane 6’s operational phase, ensuring GKN will supply LH₂ and LOX turbines for both Vulcain 2.1 and Vinci engines, plus the Vulcain 2.1 nozzle extension. Produced in Sweden … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Thales and Qatar Airways have formalized a Memorandum of Agreement to support the airline’s recent fleet growth plan by delivering advanced inflight entertainment (IFE) innovations. The agreement includes creating a state-of-the-art IFE service and maintenance center in Doha … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) ENGIE will support Airbus’s goal to cut energy use by 20% and greenhouse gas emissions by 85% across its 22 European sites by 2030. A Paris Air Show–signed framework agreement tasks ENGIE with deploying heat-pump and biomass boiler … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Airbus Helicopters and Singapore’s DSTA have teamed up to install Airbus’s HTeaming system on the RSAF’s H225M helicopter to enable direct piloted control of the Flexrotor UAS. Flight trials will assess how this crewed-uncrewed pairing improves situational awareness, … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) GKN Aerospace has become a core partner in ICEFlight, an Airbus-led consortium under the Dutch “Luchtvaart in Transitie” programme, alongside Cryoworld, Stirling Cryogenics, Futura Composites, NLR, Delft University of Technology, and University of Twente. The collaboration will develop … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) GKN Aerospace has delivered the first high-voltage EWIS harnesses for the EU-funded SWITCH hybrid-electric aircraft project. Produced at GKN’s Papendrecht, Netherlands facility, these megawatt-class AC wiring systems will undergo integration testing at Collins Aerospace’s Solihull, UK center before … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) Vodafone Business and Airbus Public Safety and Security have launched a secure critical-communications service across Europe that links mobile users with control rooms via voice, messaging, video, and location services. Built on Vodafone’s MCX prioritisation and Airbus’s Agnet … Read the full press release →

(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies is ramping up its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) capacity to over 500,000 tonnes per year from 2028—enabling us to supply more than 10% of our European jet-fuel volumes, outpacing the 6% mandate for 2030. Key investments include … Read the full press release →