EADS NORTH AMERICA ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL (RETIRED) NORBERT FORTIER AS DIRECTOR OF U.S. ARMY TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT PROGRAMS
Washington, DC, 29 July 2004
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EADS North America has announced the appointment of Norbert H. Fortier (Lt. Col., U.S. Army, Ret.) as Director of U.S. Army Transport Aircraft Programs for EADS CASA North America. Colonel Fortier’s responsibilities will include supporting EADS CASA North America’s offer of the C-295 and CN-235 military airlifters for the increasingly important intra-theater lift missions of the U.S. Army in North America and abroad.
Prior to joining EADS, Fortier spent 20 years with the U.S. Army. He completed his career as the Rotary Wing Branch Chief for the Maritime and Rotary Wing Program Executive Office of the U.S. Special Operations Command. He also has served as program integrator for the Defense Contract Management Agency, Assistant Project Manager for special mission aircraft in the U.S. Army’s Aviation Applied Technology Directorate, and Chief of Flight Test Operations and experimental test pilot for the U.S. Army Airworthiness Qualification Test Directorate.
“Bert Fortier is a valuable addition to our EADS CASA North America team,” said Ralph D. Crosby, Jr., Chairman and CEO, EADS North America, and member of the EADS Executive Committee. “His background in operations, program management and flight test make him highly knowledgeable of U.S. Army operations, and for EADS a valuable resource in support of current and future U.S. Army programs.”
EADS CASA North America is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EADS North America and the representative in North America of EADS Military Transport Aircraft Division, which designs, manufactures and commercializes a family of light and medium transport aircraft. The company’s C-295 and CN-235 are candidates for the U.S. Army’s future intra-theater airlift requirements, and a recent five-week “All American tour” demonstrated the C-295’s capabilities to Army and Army National Guard units across the country.
About EADS North America (www.eadsnorthamerica.com)
With headquarters in Washington, D.C., EADS North America is the U.S. holding company for the North American operations of EADS, the second largest aerospace and defense company in the world. As a leader in all sectors of aerospace, defense and homeland security, EADS North America and its parent company, EADS, contribute more than $6 billion to the U.S. economy annually, and support more than 100,000 American jobs through its network of suppliers and services. With 11 operating companies located in 38 American cities and 20 states, including the District of Columbia, EADS North America offers a broad array of advanced solutions to its customers in commercial, civil, para-public and defense markets across the United States.
EADS North America Subsidiaries: EADS Test and Services North America, Reston, VA; ARC Information Assurance Institute, San Antonio, TX; American Eurocopter LLC, Grand Prairie, TX; EADS Aeroframe Services, LLC, Lake Charles, LA; EADS CASA North America, Washington, DC; EADS Sogerma Barfield, Inc., Miami, FL; Socata Aircraft, Inc., Pembroke Pines, FL; EADS Supply & Services, Rockville, MD; EADS TELECOM North America, Frisco, TX; Fairchild Controls Corporation, Frederick, MD; TYX, Reston, VA.
About EADS (www.eads.net)
EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2003, EADS generated revenues of 30.1 billion euros ($37 billion U.S.) and employed a workforce of about 109,000 worldwide. The EADS Group includes the aircraft manufacturer Airbus, the world's largest helicopter supplier Eurocopter, and the joint venture MBDA, the second largest missile producer in the global market. EADS is the major partner in the Eurofighter consortium, is the prime contractor for the Ariane launcher, develops the A400M military transport aircraft and is the largest industrial partner for the European satellite navigation system Galileo.
| Diane Murphy | EADS North America |
Tel.: (202) 776-0988 mailto: diane.murphy@eadsnorthamerica.com |
