Toulouse, 01 December 2006
Pakistan International Airlines has acquired a first ATEC Series 6 test system from EADS TEST & SERVICES plus 28 associated test programmes for maintaining its Boeing fleet in Karachi, Pakistan. Delivery is planned for the end of 2006. Pakistan International Airlines has already been using ATEC testers for maintenance of its fleet. The ATEC Series 6 is the world’s most commonly used automatic test system for testing commercial avionics; to date, this model has been sold to 66 airlines around the world with a total of 273 ATEC Series 6 test systems in operation with commercial and military applications. It is also used for testing the avionics of military aircraft and helicopters.
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 commercial avionics testing and has a wide-ranging 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).
EADS Defence & Security Systems (DS) is a system solutions provider. It combines military air systems, missile systems, communications and intelligence systems, global security solutions as well as sensor and avionics systems into a single effective network. With 2005 revenues of € 5.6 billion, the Division employs 23,000.
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.
Contact:
| Sophie Thuillier | Toulouse France |
Tel.: +33 (0) 34.55.43.19 mailto: sophie.thuillier@eads.com |
