2 independent aviation updates. Includes excerpts of recent reports, with original reports and sources linked below.
Airbus to Deliver IRIS, France's Next-Generation Military Earth Observation Satellites
France's defence procurement agency has awarded the IRIS programme to Airbus Defence and Space and Thales Alenia Space, with two next-generation very high-resolution Earth observation satellites replacing the CSO system to secure French military space imagery; the contract is worth more than 1.5 billion euros and runs to the end of the 2030s.
Boeing to Cut About 2,500 Commercial Airplanes Jobs as Production Ramp-Up Slows
Boeing will cut about 5% of its Commercial Airplanes workforce, around 2,500 jobs, through involuntary layoffs and natural attrition, with layoff notifications starting in December; the move follows slower production increases for the 737 MAX and 787 amid factory and supply-chain challenges.