MILAN — The prospect of a merger between Airbus Defence and Space’s space division and its principal European competitor, Thales Alenia Space (TAS), was a recurring theme here Oct. 14-18 at the
As was the case a decade ago, when the same subject came up, opinions are mixed over whether a merger would solve the current financial stresses of both these companies’ telecommunications satellite business or merely result in a much smaller surviving company, with negative effects on Europe’s space industrial supply chain.
