France

Aresia, a French supplier of metallic components, is working on the production of liquid hydrogen tanks for future commercial aircraft.

More details about France’s V-MAX hypersonic glider flight test have emerged.

Paris has announced the creation of Ace Aero Partenaires 2, a follow-on fund to continue supporting the French aerospace supply chain.

A coalition of nations led by France is beginning to firm up plans for the creation of a NATO-compatible ground-based air defense system to protect Ukraine.

Safran may take the Italian government to court after Rome blocked its purchase of Collins Aerospace's actuation and flight control systems business from RTX.

The flight test campaign took place Oct. 2-9 on board the Provence frigate off the Mediterranean coast.

JPB Systeme, a French supplier of small engine and airframe components, is building two factories and offering new products for easier maintenance.

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.

Airbus Defense and Space has agreed to upgrade France’s A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports.

A company has announced a “record-setting” $100 million “seed” round of venture capital investment toward its proposed platform for lunar transportation.

Ukraine’s Antonov could be granted licensed production of the French-developed Aarok medium-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed aircraft system.

French startup VoltAero has begun construction of a final assembly plant for its Cassio 330 hybrid electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft.

Maintainers serving with the Franco-German airlift squadron flying the C-130J Hercules will shortly begin training in a new facility developed by the OEM.

Experts at ONERA’s research and technology facility in Salon-de-Provence, France, are looking for new means to help civil and military pilots in flight.

This budget is in line with the French Military Programming Law, which provides for a total budget for the armed forces of €413.3 billion between 2024 and 2030.

France's “historic” performance, as described by the report, is largely due to the sale of 80 Dassault Rafale F4 fighters and associated weapons to the UAE.

Paris airports operator Groupe ADP says it will increase its fees for airlines if a proposed new tax is voted into law.

The government has recently presented plans to invest more in making transport greener.

French air accident investigation office BEA in 2022 saw an uptick in activity, thus reaching pre-pandemic levels.

France’s Defense Innovation Lab and the French Navy have recently been evaluating flight tests of a UAS prototype launched from a submarine.

Expanding on an existing commercial partnership, Air France-KLM and Etihad are looking to collaborate on areas such as passenger operations and maintenance.

The last nine months have seen several flight schools in France go into liquidation or receivership.

Marwan Lahoud, a former Airbus senior executive, has been appointed chairman of France’s Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space, known as ISAE-Supaero.

The appointment of a new COO follows Figeac Aero’s decision to improve integration of purchasing, production and commercial functions under a single supervisor.

Governments and nonprofits are highlighting the huge price gap between low-cost flights and more expensive rail services.