Aerospace & Defense

Egypt civil aviation ministry confirms human remains found by military

CAIRO Egypt's civil aviation ministry confirmed on Friday that the Egyptian military had found human remains believed to belong to those on board an EgyptAir flight that crashed in the Mediterranean on its way from Paris.

Satellite spots oil slick that could be from EgyptAir plane: ESA

BERLIN A European satellite spotted a potential oil slick in the area of the eastern Mediterranean Sea where an EgyptAir jet disappeared with 66 people on board, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Friday.

Japan, U.S. remain at loggerheads over yen policy

SENDAI, Japan Japan and the United States remained at loggerheads over exchange-rate policy on Friday with Washington saying yen moves continued to be "orderly," signaling that Tokyo has no justification to intervene in the market to stem yen gains.

Babcock-Lockheed JV awards Airbus 500 million pounds UK contract

Airbus Group SE said its UK helicopters unit got a 500 million pound ($728 million) contract from Ascent Flight Training Ltd to provide aircraft and support to the UK's Military Flying Training System.

Special Report: Floating voters may hold key to Britain's EU future

HASTINGS, England Graeme Williams is sure of only one thing as Britain heads for a momentous referendum on whether to stay in the European Union: He hasn't a clue which way to vote.

Three French investigators arrive in Cairo: airport sources

CAIRO Three French investigators and a technical expert from Airbus arrived at Cairo International Airport early Friday morning to help investigate the fate of a missing EgyptAir plane that disappeared on Thursday, airport sources said.

China demands end to U.S. surveillance after aircraft intercept

WASHINGTON/BEIJING Beijing demanded an end to U.S. surveillance near China on Thursday after two of its fighter jets carried out what the Pentagon said was an "unsafe" intercept of a U.S. military reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea.

Chinese jets intercept U.S. military plane over South China Sea: Pentagon

WASHINGTON/BEIJING Two Chinese fighter jets carried out an "unsafe" intercept of a U.S. military reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, drawing a rebuke from Beijing, which demanded that Washington end surveillance near China. | Video

Canada PM does not see Ottawa quitting Bombardier aid talks

OTTAWA There is little chance Canada will walk away from talks on offering aid to aircraft maker Bombardier Inc because the government needs to secure good quality aerospace jobs, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday. | Video

U.S. review of EgyptAir imagery shows no signs of blast: officials

WASHINGTON A U.S. review of satellite imagery so far has not produced any signs of an explosion aboard the EgyptAir flight that crashed on Thursday en route from Paris to Cairo, officials from multiple U.S. agencies told Reuters.