Murdo Morrison

LATAM highlights region’s aviation potential and the importance of effective public policies for its development LATAM Group officially hosted the 82nd IATA Annual General Meeting, the world’s premier aviation gathering, which returned to the region after 27 years.

Airbus believes it can play a central role in a stronger, more consolidated European defence market, with chief executive Guillaume Faury reiterating the manufacturer’s commitment to the Franco-German Future Combat Air System (FCAS) while conceding “we would support a two-fighter solution” – a reference to the rival Global Combat Air Programme partnership between Italy, Japan and the UK.

In a year of mixed fortunes for ATR, the turboprop manufacturer netted 50 orders in 2025 but fell short of its production target, delivering 32 aircraft, three fewer than 2024.