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Kurtin PLLC | USA | 10 Aug 2022
FCC Denies SpaceX Starlink $885.5 Million in Rural Broadband Subsidies
On August 10, 2022, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission ("FCC"), the U.S. satellite and terrestrial wireless broadband regulator, denied…
VdA | Global, Portugal | 27 Jul 2022
The long-term sustainability of outer space
For the space sector to continue for the years to come as the same bustling innovative sector enabling growth and transformational changes to life on…
VdA | Global | 27 Jul 2022
Main Milestones MAY-JULY
China National Space Administration (CNSA) and BRICS countries launch Joint Committee on space cooperation, plan to build a virtual constellation of…
Kurtin PLLC | Canada, European Union, France, etc. | 26 Jul 2022
Satellites & Space Sector News and Takeaways: Eutelsat and OneWeb Agree to $3.4 Billion Merger; Russia Announces 2024 Withdrawal from ISS
Eutelsat-OneWeb. Today, Paris-based Eutelsat S.A. And Londonbased OneWeb Ltd. announced a $3.4 billion stock-for-stock merger combining Eutelsat's 36…
Wiggin LLP | United Kingdom | 24 Jun 2022
Liability limits needed to give greater certainty to UK space operators?
The United Kingdom's ambition is to build an attractive space economy and develop its own ability to monitor, protect and defend its interests in and through space by 2030. Industry participants have long called for greater certainty regarding liability and insurance requirements imposed on spaceflight licensees. The UK government has indicated that it will keep the Space Industry Act under......
Lexology PRO | Asia-Pacific, Australia | 6 May 2022
Qantas buys smaller rival, despite prior warnings from ACCC
Qantas has decided to acquire the 80.1% of rival Alliance Airlines that it does not already own, despite a warning from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission that an attempt to increase its stake would raise significant competition concerns.
Garrigues | European Union, Spain | 12 Apr 2022
El PERTE Aeroespacial: una apuesta por la innovación de un sector en proceso de transformación
El Consejo de Ministros aprobó el 22 de marzo el Proyecto Estratégico para la Recuperación y Transformación Económica (PERTE) de la industria…
Arnecke Sibeth Dabelstein | Germany | 8 Dec 2021
Coalition agreement 2021-2025: impact on air and space industry
The parties forming the next German government recently presented their coalition agreement. The agreement will likely affect the aviation and space industry in the fields of economy and environment, climate and emissions, and defence. This article outlines the main relevant changes.
Lexology PRO | European Union, United Kingdom | 25 May 2021
UK NCA: Bribery and corruption risk to rise
In a new report, the agency has warned that criminals are using encrypted messaging services to thwart its investigations, that fintech banks are popular among money launderers, and that the pandemic and Brexit may lead to increased corruption risks for UK companies.
CMS Legal | Andorra, Bulgaria, European Union, etc. | 26 Mar 2021
CMS European M&A Study 2021
This year’s Study covers 408 share and asset deals on which CMS European offices advised in 2020. Notwithstanding the COVID-19 pandemic, which took…
