Category Archives: Aviation & Aerospace

Aviation & Aerospace Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Qatar Airways Taps Thales for Next-Generation Inflight Entertainment and Local Maintenance Center

(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

TUM Unveils First Medical Robot for Remote Chest Decompression on Evacuation Flights

(IN BRIEF) At Automatica 2025, TUM researchers present a first-of-its-kind medical robot able to perform remote decompression of life-threatening tension pneumothorax during evacuation flights. Fueled by the European Defence Fund’s €25 million iMEDCAP grant, the system merges ultrasound diagnostics with … Read the full press release

BAE Systems, Leonardo and Japanese Partner Form Edgewing to Lead Next-Gen Combat Aircraft Design

(IN BRIEF) Edgewing, a joint venture of BAE Systems, Leonardo and Japan Aircraft Industrial Enhancement Co. Ltd., has been launched to take design authority for the next-generation combat aircraft under the Global Combat Air Programme. With Marco Zoff as CEO, … Read the full press release

Airbus Taps ENGIE for 20% Energy Savings and 85% Emissions Cut across 22 European Facilities

(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

New Safran-HAL Agreement Advances Make in India with Inconel Component Manufacturing for LEAP Engines

(IN BRIEF) Safran Aircraft Engines and HAL have expanded their partnership with a new agreement at the Paris Air Show to produce rotating Inconel components for LEAP engines in India. Building on previous MoUs and contracts, this deal commits HAL … Read the full press release

Thales and Terma Forge Strategic Partnership to Boost European Capabilities in Defence and Aerospace

(IN BRIEF) Thales and Terma have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to enhance strategic collaboration in the air, naval, and space domains. Signed at the Paris Air Show, the agreement is designed to reinforce European industrial and technological capabilities … Read the full press release

GKN Aerospace launches ASPIRE to validate next-generation composite wing and flap structures

(IN BRIEF) ASPIRE, a £12 million, three-year R&D programme led by GKN Aerospace and co-funded by the Aerospace Technology Institute, brings together SMEs and academic partners to advance composite wingtip and flap technologies. The project will produce three full-scale wingtip … Read the full press release

Airbus Helicopters and Singapore DSTA to demonstrate integrated helicopter-drone operations

(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

Amazon Becomes First to Use SAF at Ontario Airport in 7,500 Tonne Neste Supply Deal

(IN BRIEF) Neste will deliver 7,500 tonnes of neat SAF to Amazon Air at San Francisco and Ontario International Airports through 2025, marking Amazon’s first SAF usage at Ontario. The agreement supports Amazon’s 2040 net-zero ambition and leverages Neste’s existing … Read the full press release

Saab and General Atomics Team Up to Bring Persistent MQ-9B-Based Unmanned Early Warning to Air and Sea

(IN BRIEF) Saab and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems have entered a strategic cooperation to develop an Unmanned Airborne Early Warning solution based on the MQ-9B unmanned aerial system. Saab will provide its advanced AEW sensor suite, while General Atomics will … Read the full press release

Safran Reosc’s SEEING 130 Wide Achieves In-Orbit Qualification on NorSat-4 Satellite

(IN BRIEF) Safran Reosc’s SEEING 130 Wide imager, selected by the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment for the NorSat-4 satellite, has validated its low-light, wide-field performance in orbit. This first in-space flight for Safran Reosc provides heritage for the entire SEEING … Read the full press release

Safran Elevates Rafale Capabilities with New M88 T-REX Engine Delivering 20% More Thrust

(IN BRIEF) Safran Aircraft Engines has introduced the M88 T-REX at the Paris Air Show—an advanced upgrade to the M88 powerplant that raises afterburning thrust to nine metric tons, a 20 percent increase. The enhancements comprise a higher-capacity low-pressure compressor, … Read the full press release

GKN Aerospace to Build Wing Structures for Archer Midnight eVTOL Aircraft

(IN BRIEF) GKN Aerospace has broadened its collaboration with Archer Aviation to include the manufacture and supply of wing structures for the Midnight eVTOL air taxi, in addition to supplying low-voltage EWIS since 2023. Midnight, a four-passenger electric air taxi … Read the full press release

GKN Aerospace Joins ICEFlight Consortium to Develop Cryogenic Hydrogen Cooling and Power Systems

(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

GKN Aerospace Ships First Megawatt-Class EWIS Harnesses for EU-Supported SWITCH Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Project

(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

Empowering Frontline Teams with Vodafone & Airbus’s Secure Collaborative Network

(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

Siemens Showcases Xcelerator-Powered Digital Transformation at Paris Air Show 2025

(IN BRIEF) At the 2025 Paris Air Show, Siemens Digital Industries Software debuted its chalet to highlight the Siemens Xcelerator platform’s role in revolutionizing aerospace and defense design, manufacturing, and operations. The exhibit features the Convergence Room—where AI, digital twins, … Read the full press release

MTU Completes Preliminary Design of 1.2 MW Hydrogen-Electric Powertrain for Regional Aircraft

(IN BRIEF) MTU Aero Engines has finalized the preliminary design of the megawatt-class HEROPS hydrogen-electric powertrain, marking a critical milestone in scaling its Flying Fuel Cell™ technology. Coordinated by MTU under the EU’s Clean Aviation programme, the consortium has established … Read the full press release

eMoSys Motor Hits 600 kW at 96 Percent Efficiency as MTU Begins FFC Stack Manufacturing

(IN BRIEF) MTU Aero Engines has reached pivotal milestones in its Flying Fuel Cell™ development. The company completed the critical design review for its 600 kW electric powertrain and began manufacturing fuel-cell stacks in Munich. The eMoSys electric motor achieved … Read the full press release