Spain

Aviation Week Staff
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has signed into law a bipartisan transportation bill.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Robert Wall
Spain’s on-again, off-again efforts to pick a replacement platform for the F-5 lead-in trainer aircraft are again underway.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
Partners in the Eurodrone program have completed the preliminary design review for the twin-engine medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) uncrewed air system.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
British Royal Navy surface warships are to receive a land attack capability, UK Secretary of State for Defense Grant Shapps has declared.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Ben Goldstein
Spanish/Australian startup Dovetail Electric Aviation expects to begin ground testing a new iteration of its integrated hydrogen fuel cell powerplant as soon as June.
Advanced Air Mobility

By David Casey
All the data relating to Spain’s top airlines, airports, routes and markets during the second quarter of the year.
Airports & Networks

By Tony Osborne
Spain is to bolster its aerial firefighting capacity by purchasing seven new De Haviland Canada DHC-515 amphibious fire bombers.
Multi-Mission Aircraft

By Graham Warwick
Spanish defense firm Grupo Oesia will support production of components for Patriot Advanced Capability — 3 (PAC-3) Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE) weapons.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By David Casey
All the data relating to the region’s top airlines, airports, routes and markets during the second quarter of the year.
Airports & Networks

By Tony Osborne
NATO has marked 20 years since establishing its Baltic Air Policing mission.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Tony Osborne
Croatia and Greece have signed contracts to purchase de Havilland Canada DHC-515 amphibious aircraft to modernize their aerial firefighting fleets.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Spanish aerostructures and engine components supplier Aciturri is to acquire a stake in Dovetail Electric Aviation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Alan Dron
Spain is following France in proposing a ban on certain domestic flights in the name of sustainability.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Tony Osborne
An Airbus-Dassault Aviation dispute is threatening the timeline for the development of the four-nation Eurodrone, a German defense ministry report has revealed.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
A program to upgrade the Tiger attack helicopters of the French and Spanish armies has been scaled back.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Spain has formally placed orders for a new fleet of maritime patrol aircraft based on Airbus’ C295 twin-turboprop airlifter.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By David Casey
SkyTeam member Air Algérie plans to return to Madrid in January and boost frequencies to Barcelona.
Airports & Networks

By Ben Goldstein
Lilium has announced the start of production of its initial batch of type-conforming Lilium Jets.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The first flight of Sirtap—which Airbus says will have an endurance of 20 hr. and be certified to fly in segregated airspace—is planned for 2025.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Graham Warwick
Spanish startup Umiles Next has been rebranded Crisalion Mobility as it continues development of air and ground electric and autonomous systems.
Advanced Air Mobility

Aviation Week Staff
Europe’s space workforce grew by 8.2% in 2022 over the prior year, the Space Foundation says in a quarterly report on the state of the space industry.
Commercial Space

By Tony Osborne
Spain is already an operator of the Patriot, but it is unclear whether the Foreign Military Sale will replace Spain’s existing systems or further bolster them.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Graham Warwick
The milestone follows completion of an industrial program review by Lilium and Aciturri in late August.
Advanced Air Mobility

By Tony Osborne
The Spanish government has given its approval for spending on another batch of Eurofighters for the country’s air force.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Madrid has approved spending on a new fleet of Airbus-built UAS for the Spanish Army and Air Force.
Budget, Policy & Operations