European Commission

A consortium led by Airbus is to study options to provide Europe with a strategic airlift capability that could replace the need to use An-124s.

Antitrust scrutiny from Brussels has caused headaches for Lufthansa over its planned investment in ITA Airways—and it isn't the only airline to be left in limbo.

Airlines have enjoyed strong demand for the past two years. But with more capacity entering the market, yields are coming under pressure.

International Airlines Group (IAG) may abandon its proposed acquisition of Air Europa if EC competition remedies prove too onerous, the group says.

The restructuring measures include a debt write-off of €49.5 million corresponding to the rescue aid amount, and a capital injection of €45.8 million.

Six European countries are expected to have placed orders for 24 DHC-515s by the summer.

The EC's statement of objections is not an end decision but a formal step in the investigation in which companies involved are informed in writing of objections

Romanian flag-carrier TAROM is planning to offer travelers better connectivity in order to withstand pressure from cheaper competitors, primarily Wizz Air.

The way the EC is arguing its case should not only worry Lufthansa, but others European players that either want to acquire a carrier or want to be acquired.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The industry must be allowed to grow in order to self-finance its transition to greater sustainability—but it must do so responsibly.

Several airlines have made changes to their routings or schedules following Iran’s attack on Israel over the April 13-14 weekend and related airspace closures.

The European Commission has adopted a package of legislation for drones and electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft.

“Many people want to travel green, and we have to find a way to make that work," DG MOVE Director General Magda Kopczyńska says.

The commission and major sustainable aviation fuel producer send reassurance on mandate volumes.

Demonstrators built under Clean Sky 2, the project’s predecessor, were exhibited at the annual forum as a source of motivation.

The European Commission is scrutinizing IAG’s plan to buy into Spanish carrier Air Europa via an in-depth investigation into competition concerns.

Airlines for Europe (A4E) had used their recent annual summit to call for more regulatory support in the region for SAF production.

Had these transactions happened, the industry today would be almost unrecognizable.

Now in its fourth year, the European Commission-led EDF aims to support defense research, development and cooperation among member states.

The EC has set a one-month deadline in a month for the parties to submit remedies that could ease their concerns.

Carriers say sustainable aviation fuel mandates are not enough and call for incentives to keep up with the U.S. and other competitors.

The EU could fund the development of an HGV demonstrator to help build a better understanding of how to develop a defense against such systems in the future.

Using satellites for radio communications over oceans promises air traffic management efficiencies.

After years of negotiations, a tentative deal on European airspace reforms has been reached, but airlines say it is a missed opportunity.