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    Sylvia Pfeifer

    Industry correspondent

    Sylvia Pfeifer is the FT's industry correspondent. She covers the aerospace & defence industries, military procurement as well as the steel industry.

    Since joining the FT in 2008 to cover the defence industry, she has held a variety of roles, including that of energy editor and leader writer. Prior to working for the FT she was deputy business editor at the Sunday Telegraph. She spent her early career at Sunday Business.

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    • Thursday, 28 September, 2023
      Industrial metals
      Steel traders raise alarm over imports by Tata Steel UK

      Companies warn they are unable to import benchmark steel product cheaply under current import quota scheme

    • Tuesday, 26 September, 2023
      Airbus SE
      Indonesia vows to sue UK over Airbus corruption probe settlement

      Jakarta unhappy it was shut out of British share of €3.6bn deal after helping Serious Fraud Office with investigation

      A Garuda Indonesia Airbus A330
    • Monday, 25 September, 2023
      Aerospace & Defence
      Common global rules needed ahead of ‘flying taxi’ boom, UK regulator says

      Civil Aviation Authority head forecasts that air travel is on the brink of ‘new revolution’

      A Volocopter flying taxi on display at the Paris Air Show in June
    • Monday, 25 September, 2023
      Airbus SE
      Airbus prepares to revamp senior leadership team

      European aerospace and defence champion to appoint dedicated head of civilian plane business

      Airbus chief executive officer Guillaume Faury
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      EU defence
      France and Germany back ‘milestone’ development in joint tank project

      MGCS plan would deliver modern combat systems as Ukraine conflict brings land warfare back to top of defence agenda

      Boris Pistorius and Sébastien Lecornu
    • Wednesday, 20 September, 2023
      UK defence spending
      Cost of UK’s new fleet of armed drones jumps 40%

      First of 16 US-made Protector aircraft will enter service late next year as price rises to £1.8bn

      A Protector aircraft taking off from RAF Waddington
    • Sunday, 17 September, 2023
      Thales SA
      Thales chief on the lookout for acquisitions

      Even after the recent €4bn deal spree, Patrice Caine is keen to bolster operations including cyber security

      SAMP-T air defence system
    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
      UK manufacturing
      UK agrees £500mn deal to secure Port Talbot steelworks

      Unions condemn agreement with Tata steel that could result in thousands of job losses

      Workers outside Tata Steel’s Port Talbot steelworks in south Wales
    • Thursday, 14 September, 2023
      Helsing
      Defence tech start-up Helsing raises funds at €1.5bn valuation from Saab

      €209mn deal is latest example of sector defying VC downturn amid Ukraine war, and rising tensions between China and west

      Several screens in a room showing Helsing’s software
    • Wednesday, 13 September, 2023
      Tata Steel Ltd
      UK government poised to back Tata Steel with £500mn subsidy

      Deal is aimed at securing future of Port Talbot plant in Wales but will not prevent ultimate loss of about 3,000 jobs

      A blast furnace at the Tata Steel Port Talbot works
    • Monday, 11 September, 2023
      Aviation accidents and safety
      RTX hit with $3bn charge from Pratt & Whitney aero engine recall

      Hundreds of aircraft to be grounded in setback for airlines already struggling with demand

    • Sunday, 10 September, 2023
      News in-depthUK economy
      A northern English town looks to BAE Systems to help it ‘level up’

      Barrow-in-Furness hopes the UK defence company’s bulging order book will serve to regenerate the area

      Two workers at a bench
    • Friday, 8 September, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      BAE Systems ready to help Ukraine build spare parts for light artillery within ‘months’

      UK defence contractor’s move seen as a potential precursor for more complex weapons

      Ukrainian soldiers prepare to file artillery
    • Thursday, 7 September, 2023
      Melrose Industries PLC
      Melrose rules out more deals as founders step aside

      Incoming chief executive wants to focus on building up booming aerospace business

      The departure of chief executive and co-founder Simon Peckham marks the end of an era for the FTSE 100 group
    • Thursday, 7 September, 2023
      News in-depthBAE Systems PLC
      An ambitious timetable to deliver the world’s newest fighter jet

      UK, Italian and Japanese partnership aims to have a new generation of supersonic aircraft flying by 2035

      Montage of fighter jet and graphic of new jet
    • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
      UK airports
      UK aviation regulator to review failure of air traffic control system

      CAA to report on ‘logic error’ over August bank holiday as airlines call for their costs to be covered

      Passengers wait at Stansted airport on August 29
    • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
      BAE Systems PLC
      BAE Systems’ pension scheme awards £23bn mandate to Goldman Sachs

      Outsourcing deal is the largest of its kind in the UK to date

      A BAE howitzer on display at an exhibition
    • Saturday, 2 September, 2023
      Tata Steel Ltd
      UK in talks with Tata Steel over £500mn in green subsidies

      Britain’s largest steelmaker seeks support for switch to less polluting technology

      A steelworker at Tata’s Port Talbot plant in south Wales.
    • Saturday, 2 September, 2023
      Airlines
      Air traffic control chaos raises questions about UK passenger rights

      Thousands have spent days trying to rebook after more than 2,000 flights were cancelled this week

    • Wednesday, 30 August, 2023
      NATS Ltd
      UK air traffic control outage caused by unusual flight plan data

      Airlines call on Nats to cover costs that could amount to £100mn due to delays and cancellations

      Passengers waiting at Heathrow airport
    • Tuesday, 29 August, 2023
      Civil Aviation Authority UK
      UK aviation regulator prepares probe into air traffic control chaos

      Nats points to flight data issue behind collapse of system over busy bank holiday

      Cancelled flights on a departure board at London’s Heathrow airport
    • Tuesday, 29 August, 2023
      UK manufacturing
      Will lower carbon and energy prices help UK industry bridge divide with EU?

      Manufacturers have long complained of cost disadvantage to European peers

      Worker at Tata Steel furnace
    • Monday, 28 August, 2023
      Aerospace & Defence
      UK fighter jet alliance on course for 2035 deadline despite Saudi overture

      Riyadh’s request to join trilateral project will not hold up development of next-generation aircraft, BAE executive says

    • Tuesday, 22 August, 2023
      News in-depthUK business
      How a lack of power grid capacity is holding back UK economic growth

      Businesses warn that the struggle to meet demand for new connections is putting decarbonisation plans at risk

    • Monday, 14 August, 2023
      Airlines
      Airlines rush to avoid cancellations after engine recall

      More than 1,000 Pratt & Whitney engines are affected, forcing carriers to change schedules and ground craft

      A Pratt & Whitney GTF turbofan aero engine: P&W issued a recall after it discovered that contamination in the metal used for some engine parts could cause cracks
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