European Union

By Tony Osborne
Rearmament in Europe is focused on strengthening combat and support aircraft capacity and ground-based air defenses.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Helen Massy-Beresford
In the run-up to COP28, European Commissioner for climate action Wopke Hoekstra laid out his views on why kerosene should be taxed at an international level.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Michael Bruno
European Council President Charles Michel on Nov. 30 proposed issuing “defense bonds” to investors to help fund the European Union’s common defense needs.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
The European Union is making €300 million ($318 million) available to member states in a bid to encourage common procurement of defense equipment.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Helen Massy-Beresford
With fewer slots available next summer at Amsterdam’s airport, the Netherlands’ plan to cap flight capacity to limit noise is starting to become a reality.
Sustainable Aviation Fuel

By Graham Warwick
Stuttgart-based H2Fly completed four flights of its HY4 testbed aircraft from Maribor, Slovenia, in September.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The UK has rejoined the EU’s Horizon research and development initiative, much to the delight of the nation’s aerospace industry.
Space

By Tony Osborne
Using inputs from the fledging HAPS industry, Frontex believes HAPS would be useful for Earth observation.
Commercial Space

By Alan Dron
Talks are under way between EASA and the Pakistan CAA over allowing Pakistan International Airways (PIA) to resume flights to the European Union (EU).
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Helen Massy-Beresford
The European Commission has opened a probe into whether a €1 billion ($1.1 billion) recapitalization of Scandinavian Airlines is in line with EU aid rules.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Graham Warwick
Onera's Gullhyver concept for a 200-seat, 4,000-nm-range airliner is being studied under Europe’s Clean Aviation public-private research program.
Paris Air Show

By Thierry Dubois
The High Five Awards were presented during a ceremony at the show's Paris Air Lab, honoring five individuals making strides in aviation sustainability.
Paris Air Show

By Graham Warwick
ATM organization Eurocontrol has kicked off a 3-year project to pave the way for safe and efficient integration of vertiports into existing European airspace.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Graham Warwick
The Hungarian government is to provide Rolls-Royce with $5 million over 3 years to support research and development of electric and hybrid-electric aircraft.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The defense cooperation mechanisms of the European Union and European Commission appear to be driving nations to cooperate more closely.
Paris Air Show

By Thierry Dubois
Clean Aviation structures a large part of the European effort toward future aeronautics, while research and technology are involved in early testing.
Paris Air Show

By Graham Warwick
High-temperature fuel cells; Hydrogen afterburner; SAF report card; and Spaceplane flies on rocket power.
Emerging Technologies

By Tony Osborne
Macron said Russia’s noncompliance with the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and its suspension of the New START Treaty could leave Europe “naked."
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Thierry Dubois
As climate concerns grow, at the heart of the controversy is whether business aviation is about actual business or leisure.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
The Black Swan is designed to carry a 770 lb. payload up to 1,550 mi. with up to 50% lower cost than conventional airfreight.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Alan Dron
ULCC Ryanair has won another legal case in its long-running series of complaints against airline compensation packages approved by the EU during the pandemic.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Five European countries are proposing the development of a new short-range air-to-air missile capable of countering future combat aircraft.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Guy Norris
Technology being hatched under Europe’s newly launched Clean Aviation aeronautics research program could help decarbonize business aviation.
EBACE

By Alan Dron
The group includes several airports, smaller airfields, regional economic partners and other organizations around the Baltic Sea region.
Airports & Networks

By Helen Massy-Beresford
European airlines fear that the cost of compliance will put them at a disadvantage.
Airlines & Lessors