Europe's Ariane 6 blasts off on first flight PARIS, July 9 (Reuters) - Europe's Ariane 6 launch blasted off successfully on Tuesday on its maiden flight, a live video feed showed. Weighing 540 tonnes and standing 56 metres tall, Europe's newest rocket left the launchpad in French Guiana around 4 p.m. local time (1900 GMT) at the start of a nearly three-hour flight designed to end a year-long hiatus in European access to space.

UPDATE 3-Europe 'back in space' despite Ariane 6 debut glitch Recasts after mission, adds anomaly in final stage of flight By Tim Hepher and Joey Roulette PARIS, July 9 (Reuters) - Space bosses hailed Europe's return to space after the Ariane 6 rocket successfully carried out a series of trials in a debut flight on Tuesday, but the mission ended with the launcher coasting in orbit without releasing its final batch of payloads.

Europe's Ariane 6 rocket set for maiden flight after data glitch PARIS, July 9 (Reuters) - Europe's Ariane 6 rocket was set to blast off for the first time on Tuesday, ending a year-long hiatus in the continent's autonomous access to space after a last-minute data glitch. The rocket's nearly three-hour inaugural mission will not be a commercial flight but will carry satellites and experiments from European agencies, companies and universities.

Wizz Air sees delivery delays after Airbus cuts targets, CEO says By Joanna Plucinska LONDON, July 9 (Reuters) - Wizz Air WIZZ.L expects further delays in deliveries of Airbus AIR.PA planes, but the budget carrier remains confident it can increase its capacity over the next few years, its Chief Executive Jozsef Varadi told Reuters. The low-cost airline, which flies an all-Airbus fleet, has already faced challenges related to Pratt and Whitney RTX RTX.N engines, with 45 of its planes set to be gr

BUZZ-France's blue-chip index CAC 40 up after leftist election lead ** French blue-chip CAC 40 index .FCHI rises 0.86% by 0835 GMT with banks and construction leading gains, after France's leftist alliance unexpectedly took the top spot in Sunday's elections ** Investors were concerned about the potential for a new tax on French infrastructure stoc

Striking workers at Safran plant in Canada accept new deal, says union OTTAWA, July 5 (Reuters) - Safran SAF.PA workers in the Montreal area have voted overwhelmingly to accept a deal with the French jet engine maker after being on strike over pay since May 28, their union said on Friday. The workers, who make components for landing gear used in Airbus AIR.PA and Boeing BA.N jets, voted 98% in favor of the agreement, which was unveiled on Thursday, union spokesman Thierry Lariviere said in a sta

UPDATE 2-Striking workers, Safran reach agreement over pay in Canada, says union Adds timing of ratification vote paragraph 2 July 4 (Reuters) - Striking Safran SAF.PA workers in the Montreal area have reached an agreement in principle with the French jet engine maker after being on strike over pay since May 28, union representative Michael Durand told Reuters on Thursday.

Striking Quebec Safran workers reach in-principle agreement with jet engine maker, union says July 4 (Reuters) - Montreal-area Safran SAF.PA workers have reached an agreement in principle with the jet engine maker over the Canadian factory that has been on strike since May 28, a union official told Reuters on Thursday. Reporting by Arasu Kannagi Ba

BRIEF-Union Says Has Reached An Agreement In Principle With Safran Over Canadian Factory That Has Been On Strike Since May 28 July 4 (Reuters) - UNION SAYS HAS REACHED AN AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE WITH SAFRAN OVER CANADIAN FACTORY THAT HAS BEEN ON STRIKE SINCE MAY 28 UNION SAYS AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE WITH SAFRAN WILL BE PRESENTED TO MEMBERS IN THE NEX

BUZZ-French banks rise as election poll casts doubts on RN victory ** Shares of French banks rise after a Wednesday poll suggested the far-right National Rally (RN) would fall short of a majority in parliament ** The second round of French parliamentary elections kicks off on Sunday; the far-right RN of Marine Le Pen won the first round ** A Harris Interactive poll suggested RN would only get 190 to 220 seats in round two of the elections, less than the 289 needed to form a majority ** "We think

BRIEF-Safran, Airbus To Provide Maintenance For The German Bundeswehr's H145M Engines July 3 (Reuters) - Airbus SE AIR.PA : SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES SIGNED SUPPORT-BY-THE-HOUR CONTRACT WITH AIRBUS HELICOPTERS FOR THE ENGINES POWERING THE GERMAN BUNDESWEHR'S NEW FLEET OF AIRBUS H145M HELICOPTERS CONTRACT FOR A TOTAL FLEET OF 2,000 ENGINES CONTRACT

BUZZ-French defence, construction stocks up after first round of election ** French defence and construction stocks rise after a far-right win in Sunday's first round of voting that somewhat eased investors' uncertainty ** "Uncertainty around the second-round results remains high, but a cohabitation outcome has become more likely than it was before," says Barclays in a note ** The brokerage says the two likely outcomes are a hung parliament with no immediate absolute majority or a National Rally

BUZZ-Top of the Street: Kering, LEG Immobilien, Gecina, Klepierre, Safran, Admiral, Rio Tinto, Anglo American, PSP Swiss Property A round-up of notable broker activity this morning from Europe's top-ranked* analysts: ** BofA Global Research Shares double upgrades the luxury group Kering PRTP.PA to "buy" from "underperform", citing early signs of brand heat improvement at its crown jewel Gucci ** DB ups LEG Immobilien LEGn.DE to "buy" from "hold", adding European real estate sector has "clearly i

BRIEF-Safran And MTU Aero Engines Create Eura Joint Venture June 26 (Reuters) - Safran SA SAF.PA : SAFRAN AND MTU AERO ENGINES CREATE EURA JOINT VENTURE TO POWER NEXT GENERATION OF EUROPEAN MILITARY HELICOPTERS 50/50 JOINT VENTURE EURA WILL FOCUS ON DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW HEAVY HELICOPTER ENGINE TO POWER NEXT GENERATION OF EUROPEAN MILITARY HELICOPTE

BRIEF-MTU Aero Engines And Safran Create Eura Joint Venture June 26 (Reuters) - MTU AERO ENGINES AG MTXGn.DE : SAFRAN AND MTU AERO ENGINES CREATE EURA JOINT VENTURE TO POWER THE NEXT GENERATION OF EUROPEAN MILITARY HELICOPTERS SAFRAN HELICOPTER ENGINES AND MTU AERO ENGINES HAVE SIGNED A CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT TO ESTABLISH THE 50:50 JOINT VENTURE EU

ANALYSIS-Engine maker's Boeing dilemma seen weighing on Airbus output revision Adds CFM statement in paragraph 16 By Tim Hepher PARIS, June 25 (Reuters) - Engine maker CFM's wariness to ramp up supplies significantly to Airbus AIR.PA at a time of stress for its other key customer Boeing BA.N was likely one factor in Airbus' move to delay planned jet output increases, industry sources said on Tuesday.

Five-week Quebec Safran strike adds to aircraft supply-chain woes By Allison Lampert June 25 (Reuters) - A five-week strike by Montreal-area Safran SA SAF.PA workers who make landing-gear components used in Boeing BA.N and Airbus AIR.PA jets shows no signs of resolution as planemakers say supply-chain snags are hampering production. Workers picketed on Tuesday outside the factory in Mirabel, Quebec, where Safran has been running operations using personnel who are not striking, a company spokespe

ANALYSIS-Engine maker's Boeing dilemma helped to stall Airbus's output plans Adds Cirium Ascend data on CFM deliveries in paragraph 17 By Tim Hepher PARIS, June 25 (Reuters) - Engine maker CFM's wariness to ramp up supplies significantly to Airbus AIR.PA at a time of stress for its other key customer Boeing BA.N was likely a factor in Airbus' move to delay planned jet output increases, industry sources said on Tuesday.

ANALYSIS-Engine maker's Boeing dilemma helped to stall Airbus's output plans By Tim Hepher PARIS, June 25 (Reuters) - Engine maker CFM's wariness to ramp up supplies significantly to Airbus AIR.PA at a time of stress for its other key customer Boeing BA.N was likely a factor in Airbus' move to delay planned jet output increases, industry sources said on Tuesday.

BUZZ-GE Aerospace shares fall as customer Airbus cuts jet delivery target ** Shares of GE Aerospace GE.N fall 1.3% to $158.39 in premarket trade ** Airbus AIR.PA , a client for GE through CFM International, lowered its 2024 jet delivery forecast to 770 from 800 on Monday ** CFM, co-owned by GE and France's Safran SAF.PA is one of the two engine sup