Williamson wins reprieve in defence budget battle
Final decision on finances of strained ministry has been postponed
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/f553af70-f238-11e7-b220-857e26d1aca4
Brazil happy to ‘bless’ Embraer-Boeing tie-up, but not a takeover
Defence minister says a partnership would be welcome but should not affect ownership
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/ec9c628c-f1b6-11e7-ac08-07c3086a2625
Seaplane in Richard Cousins crash was in previous fatal accident
Australian authorities are reassessing 1996 incident involving the same aircraft
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/f012667c-f13a-11e7-b220-857e26d1aca4
Berlin to probe Chinese deal for German aerospace group Cotesa
Move highlights worries over Beijing’s growing M&A activity in Germany’s high-tech sector
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/21bb3e4a-f133-11e7-ac08-07c3086a2625
India and Japan prepare joint mission to the moon
Effort to counter rise of China underlies move to collaborate on space exploration
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/e1556a6c-e6ef-11e7-97e2-916d4fbac0da
SpaceX: frontier investing
Reusable rockets are just the starting point in transforming satellite broadband
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/11da3b0e-e1b4-11e7-8f9f-de1c2175f5ce
Airbus closes year with record number of deliveries
Aircraft maker also books higher than expected new orders, but Emirates A380 talks continue
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/952c85f2-ecc7-11e7-8713-513b1d7ca85a
Brazil casts shadow over Boeing-Embraer deal talks
President welcomes injection of foreign capital but rules out transfer of ownership
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/6b17f6b4-e733-11e7-97e2-916d4fbac0da
Brazil’s Temer rules out change of ownership of Embraer
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/8ae2988e-b124-3ba2-9a39-16b3d7f5dd77
Boeing-Embraer deal talks fly into political headwinds
US jet maker may struggle to persuade Brasília to part with a national champion
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/bd3a0a5c-e6a9-11e7-97e2-916d4fbac0da
Boeing in deal talks with Brazil’s Embraer
Acquisition would combine the world’s largest aerospace company with the third largest passenger jet maker
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/c2c10e14-e67f-11e7-8b99-0191e45377ec
Embraer confirms Boeing takeover talks
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/f29d07eb-a8e6-33cf-8a17-d353e16d35ef
MoD admits UK’s £3.1bn HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier leaks
Reports about faulty warship come as MPs warn over costs of F-35 fighter jet programme
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/66e8cc3a-e40e-11e7-8b99-0191e45377ec
Thales wooed Gemalto with promises to create digital unit
French defence specialist considered a better cultural fit than rival suitor Atos
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/7c9fcd9a-e408-11e7-8b99-0191e45377ec
US air force base in UK briefly placed on lockdown after ‘disturbance’
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/30beb00e-3a6b-3e08-a556-14f81077b1e0
Gemalto accepts Thales €4.8bn cash offer
All-French deal follows rejection of bid by Atos for struggling digital company
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/766f158e-e30e-11e7-97e2-916d4fbac0da
MPs cast ‘serious doubt’ on £14bn defence savings
Budget for £178bn new equipment programme under pressure, report warns
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/a26e2252-e1b4-11e7-8f9f-de1c2175f5ce
Airbus power struggle sees departure of Fabrice Brégier
Management shake-up will trigger acute political sensitivity in France and Germany
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/4c49e504-e12e-11e7-a8a4-0a1e63a52f9c
Airbus: plotting the future
A small number of pivotal decisions will define the next chief executive’s tenure
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/491fccd0-e1a7-11e7-a8a4-0a1e63a52f9c
France, Germany ‘very vigilant’ over Airbus, but rule out return to board
Source: https://www.ft.com/content/034187f3-ef57-38a2-9794-73171990336b
Source: https://www.ft.com/stream/897a4a32-9526-312f-ba62-fb499a69dbcb