EADS N.V. - EADS Test & Services acquires IFR, the French specialist in software for aircraft management

EADS Test & Services has acquired the company IFR based in Blagnac near Toulouse, France. IFR specialises in software systems for aircraft management, specifically Maintenance Information Systems. IFR will become a 100% subsidiary of EADS Test & Services. Also Managing Director of EADS Test & Services France, Mr Jean Perrot will become IFR’s new Chairman. IFR’s Managing Director is Mr Nicolas Brosseau, former Vice Managing Director of IFR. In 2005, the new subsidiary generated revenues of € 4.7 million and currently employs 58 persons.

Through this acquisition, EADS Test & Services wishes to extend its product line to include Maintenance Information Systems, thereby coupling its test systems with logistics information systems which are increasingly used by fleet operators. By using IFR’s AMASIS system, already been selected by the French Navy and the French police for the support of their helicopters, EADS Test & Services will be able to design global support and services solutions for the commercial and military aerospace markets. As part of the EADS Group, IFR will have a more direct access to defence and commercial markets which should facilitate its development.

For more than thirty years, EADS Test & Services has been supplying test solutions to airlines, equipment manufacturers, maintenance organisations and armed forces all over the world. It is the world leader for testing commercial avionics and has a comprehensive catalogue of test and maintenance products and services. EADS Test & Services is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the EADS Group and is an integrated part of the EADS Defence & Security Systems Division (DS).

With revenues of about € 5.6 billion in 2005 and roughly 23,000 employees across nine nations, DS forms the defence and security pillar within EADS. As a Large Systems Integrator, it offers integrated systems solutions to the new challenges confronting armed forces and global security. It is active in the areas of manned and unmanned integrated combat and mission air systems, including related training services, and in missile systems, battlefield management systems for all branches, global security solutions, secure networks, defence electronics, sensors and avionics, as well as related services.

EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2005, EADS generated revenues of € 34.2 billion and employed a workforce of about 113,000.

EADS Test & Services acquires IFR, the French specialist in software for aircraft management

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