Farnborough 2026: event highlights and takeaways
The Farnborough International Airshow (FIA) 2026, held from July, 20th-24th 2026 at Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre in the United Kingdom, once again...
[French National Day, July 14, 2026] 98 aircraft showcase France’s air power
98 aircraft showcase France's air power.
Authors: Martin Gillet & Benoît Denet reporting from Évreux Air Force Base (Base aérienne 105) LFOE. The July 14,...
ExecuJet Belgium approved to service Dassault Falcon 6X
ExecuJet MRO Services Belgium has received certification from both the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to...
Technical fault on Iberia A320 forces Pope Leo XIV to return to Rome on Spanish royal aircraft
Pope Leo XIV returned to Rome aboard a Spanish Air Force Falcon aircraft provided by King Felipe VI after a technical problem grounded the...
ExecuJet Belgium delivers comprehensive Falcon 7X upgrade and refurbishment
ExecuJet MRO Services has completed an extensive maintenance and refurbishment project on a Dassault Falcon 7X at its facility in Kortrijk, Belgium, combining major...
NATO jets intercept Russian bombers over Baltic Sea in show of force
NATO fighter jets intercepted Russian military aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Monday, underscoring ongoing tensions along the alliance’s eastern flank.
The operation was launched...
European NATO countries abandon plan for Boeing E-7 Wedgetail AWACS
European NATO countries, including the Netherlands, have scrapped their plan to jointly purchase six Boeing E-7 Wedgetail aircraft intended to replace the alliance's aging...
Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot’s delegation makes emergency landing in the Caribbean
The Belgian Air Force Falcon 7X jet (reg. OO-FAE) carrying Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot and a parliamentary delegation to the CELAC–EU summit in Colombia...
[Debriefing] International Paris Air Show – Salon International du Bourget 2025
International Paris Air Show
Salon International du Bourget 2025
Authors: Martin Gillet & Benoît Denet reporting from Le Bourget, Paris.It is with a warm weather...
India approves $7 billion deal for 26 French Rafale fighter jets to bolster naval power
India has approved the purchase of 26 Rafale fighter jets from France's Dassault Aviation for its navy, in a $7 billion deal aimed at...
US seizes Venezuelan President Maduro’s plane amid ongoing sanctions enforcement
The United States has seized Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's plane in the Dominican Republic, citing violations of US sanctions and other criminal activities.The Dassault...
Just Stop Oil activists arrested after spray-painting private jets at London Stansted Airport
Two activists from the environmental group Just Stop Oil were arrested after breaking into a private airfield at Stansted Airport and spraying orange paint...
Meeting/interview with Thibauld Jongen, the CEO of SABCA, who is leaving this prestigious position after eight years.
At the end of February 2024, Thibauld Jongen, CEO of SABCA, was stepping down after eight years at the helm of this major Belgian...
Groupe ADP and Dassault Aviation partner to advance sustainable aviation at Paris-Le Bourget Airport
Groupe ADP (operator of Paris airports), Dassault Aviation and subsidiary Dassault Falcon Service (DFS) have signed a five-year agreement to propel Paris-Le Bourget airport...
The Dassault Falcon 6X makes the show at the Paris Air Show
Authors: Benoit Denet & Martin Gillet
While the Paris Air Show is sometimes in full swing in very stormy weather, we had the opportunity to...
Launch of the Task Force on the Fighter of the Future.
In the coming weeks, the Belgian Royal High Institute for Defence will bring together important players from the Belgian industry in the framework of...
Europe’s Future Combat Air System: on the way to the first flight
• Industry awarded € 3.2 bn by France, Germany and Spain
• FCAS Phase 1B Contract for R&T and flying Demonstrators Global DesignOn behalf of the...
Taiwan’s Mirage fighter jets grounded after crash into the sea
The Republic of China Air Force grounded its fleet of Mirage 2000 fighter jets on Monday after one crashed into the sea.It's the second...
United Arab Emirates signs deal with France on the purchase of 80 Dassault Rafale F4
In the presence of the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron, and Sheikh Mohammed ben Zayed Al Nahyane, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi...
Dassault’s Falcon 6X completes maiden flight dedicated to Olivier Dassault
Dassault Aviation today announced that the company’s widebody Falcon 6X has successfully completed its first flight as planned in the first quarter of 2021,...