Airbus to restructure Space Systems as consolidation talks continue
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus is drawing up a turnaround plan for its struggling Space Systems business, industry sources said, without waiting for the outcome of European consolidation…
Airbus in talks to buy Atos cybersecurity business BDS
By Tim Hepher and Mathieu Rosemain PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus is in talks with Atos to buy its cybersecurity division BDS, a person familiar with the matter said, rekindling interest…
Hedge fund manager Chris Hohn demands Airbus drop Atos deal
By Nell Mackenzie LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge fund manager Christopher Hohn has written to Airbus demanding it drop a deal to purchase a minority stake in French IT consulting firm…
Airbus interested in minority share in Atos’s Evidian
By Ingrid Melander and Tassilo Hummel PARIS (Reuters) – Shares in French IT group Atos rallied on Monday, after newspaper Les Echos reported Airbus had started “exploratory talks” to take…
Renault-Airbus partnership to develop new generation of electric batteries
By Gilles Guillaume and Charlotte Van Campenhout PARIS (Reuters) – European planemaker Airbus announced on Wednesday a partnership with French carmaker Renault to develop a new generation of electric batteries…
ESA has realized the first metal 3D printing in Space
Thanks to a collaboration between the European space agency ESA and Airbus, the first metallic 3D printing in space was realized on board the ISS, a major advance in the…
Ariane 6 set for new launch this year after software flaw identified
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – Space launch provider Arianespace on Monday reaffirmed plans to stage the second mission of Europe’s Ariane 6 launcher before the end of the year…
Europe’s Jupiter probe to stage daring lunar-Earth fly-by
By Tim Hepher PARIS (Reuters) – European scientists were poised to attempt a first in orbital gymnastics late on Monday, tapping into the gravity of the Moon and then the…
Saudia hands Germany’s Lilium biggest order yet for flying taxis
By Alexander Hübner MUNICH (Reuters) – Germany-based air taxi developer Lilium on Thursday clinched its biggest order yet in a deal for Saudi airline Saudia Group to purchase up to…
Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket set for maiden flight after data glitch
By Tim Hepher and Joey Roulette PARIS (Reuters) – Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket was set to blast off for the first time on Tuesday, ending a year-long hiatus in the…