The Latest Press Releases

04.09.2008

Toulouse - CIT Aerospace Orders Ten More Airbus Single-Aisle Aircraft

29.08.2008

Toulouse - Stefan Schaffrath New Head Of Media Relations Maggie Bergsma As Deputy

29.08.2008

Toulouse - MASwings and Firefly Take Delivery of New ATR 72-500s

28.08.2008

Toulouse - Grupo Marsans Takes Delivery Of Their First Airbus A330-200

28.08.2008

Bavarian Ministry of the Interior purchases eight new EC135 Police Helicopters from Eurocopter

Marignane/Munich - On August 27, the Bavarian Ministry of the Interior announced its decision in Munich to purchase eight new Eurocopter EC135 P2i helicopters for the Bavarian Police Helicopter Squadron. This will enable the squadron to carry out its work using helicopters of the latest generation. Fitted out with state-of-the-art police equipment, the EC135s are slated for delivery between September 2009 and April 2010.

27.08.2008

EADS Defence & Security to enhance Philippine air traffic security

25.08.2008

EADS Defence & Security ensures secure radio communications during Beijing Games

19.08.2008

San Antonio, Texas - EADS North America Defense Security and Systems Solutions is selected as a Top Simulation Company by Military Training Technology magazine

18.08.2008

London, Toulouse, Baikonur - Third Inmarsat-4 satellite set for launch on 19 August 2008

15.08.2008

EADS Defence & Security Provides Lockheed Martin with Naval Radar for U.S. Coast Guard "Deepwater" Programme

11.08.2008

EADS Defence & Security to protect German Army training area

08.08.2008

Riyadh/Toulouse - Astrium delivers ARABSAT’s BADR-6 satellite in orbit

08.08.2008

Airbus Pays Tribute To 100 ^th Anniversary Of First Wright Flights In Europe

Toulouse - A380 Low Pass Fly-By Over Hunaudieres Horse-Racing Track, Le Mans

07.08.2008

Santiago - Astrium wins Chilean optical Earth observation system

04.08.2008

Yasny - THEOS, the THailand Earth Observation System, ready for Launch

04.08.2008

EADS Defence & Security to modernise German Armed Forces’ and NATO air traffic control systems

01.08.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Sells Laupheim Site To Diehl/Thales

30.07.2008

Amsterdam - EADS H1 2008 results reflect continuing strong underlying performance

28.07.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Delivers First A380 To Emirates Airline

28.07.2008

Toulouse - Emirates Airline Buys 60 Airbus Wide-Body Aircraft

25.07.2008

Toulouse - First Aircraft Sections Arrive At A320 Final Assembly Line In Tianjin

23.07.2008

Madrid - EADS MTAD Air Refueling Boom System capabilities now demonstrated on AWACS aircraft

22.07.2008

Toulouse - Aerofund II: 75 Million Euros Funds For The Aeronautical Sector

21.07.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Granted A European Production Organisation Approval (POA)

17.07.2008

Toulouse - Alis Aerolinee Italiane Selects The All New A330-200F To Start Cargo Operations

17.07.2008

Eurocopter leads Homeland Security Market in the United Kingdom and strongly supports the British Armed Forces

Marignane - With its presence at this year’s Farnborough Air Show (Booth No. G15 in Hall 4), Eurocopter focuses on the UK military market with its requirements for SAR and medium helicopter capabilities by displaying mock-ups of the EC725 and the NH90. Eurocopter helicopters account for 75 per cent of the existing UK and Ireland police air support market. In the military field, Eurocopter and its British partner company, FB Heliservices Ltd., provide Ministry of Defence helicopter pilot training under a COMR (Civil Owned, Military Registered) arrangement. Furthermore, the manufacturer was awarded by the UK Ministry of Defence an Assessment Phase contract for the Life Extension Programme for the RAF’s fleet of Puma helicopters in June 2007, which is managed by a Eurocopter/MoD Joint Project Office (JPO) based in Bristol.

17.07.2008

Eurocopter to set up EC225 Flight Training Device in Aberdeen to reinforce local Support to its Oil and Gas Customers

Marignane - Eurocopter’s investment in the United Kingdom is set to grow through expanded training services for its North Sea Oil & Gas customers in Scotland. The company intends to operate its first UK-based EC225 Flight Training Device (FTD) in Aberdeen through its fully-owned subsidiary, Eurocopter UK Ltd., starting in 2010. This initiative forms part of a more general widening of Eurocopter UK’s footprint and capabilities: having so far operated in England, Wales and Ireland, Eurocopter UK is now also reinforcing its policy of proximity to customers and state-of-the-art services in Scotland. The FTD will be qualified to JAR FSTD Level 3 standards but will also include OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) data pack and flight loop.

17.07.2008

Eurocopter Announces Sale of 500th Helicopter In Canada

Marignane - With the delivery of its AS355 NP aircraft to Phoenix Heli-Flight, Eurocopter Canada introduced its 500th helicopter into the Canadian marketplace - an event made more significant by the fact that the AS355 NP aircraft offers new product technology.

17.07.2008

Bristow Group Expands Its Eurocopter Fleet Adds two EC225s and three EC135s

Marignane - At a signing ceremony yesterday during the Farnborough International Air Show, Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE: BRS) and Eurocopter/American Eurocopter announced that Bristow has exercised its option to purchase two more EC225 helicopters. These latest purchases will bring Bristow’s ordered fleet of large EC225s to 15 by the end of 2011. Also during the ceremony, the companies announced the purchase of three EC135 light twin-engine helicopters, plus the option to purchase one additional light aircraft.

17.07.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Announces Orders Worth Over US$ 40 Billion At Farnborough Airshow

17.07.2008

Toulouse - Synergy Aerospace Signs Contract For Ten A350 XWB

16.07.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Joins Forces With The United Nations Convention On Biological Diversity To Support “The Green Wave” Campaign

16.07.2008

Toulouse - Asiana Airlines Orders 30 Airbus A350 Aircraft

16.07.2008

Toulouse - Airbus and HAIG sign framework contract for creation of aircraft composite material parts and components manufacturing centre in Harbin, China

16.07.2008

Toulouse - AerCap Becomes Launch Customer For New Airbus A320/A321 Freighter

15.07.2008

EADS welcomes Mubadala to its base of global suppliers

Farnborough - Major facilities to be operational in Abu Dhabi by 2010

15.07.2008

Toulouse - Aeroflot Orders Five Airbus A321s

15.07.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Single-aisle Family "Approved" For On-board Mobile Phone System

15.07.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Recognises Suppliers For Best In-Service Performance For Customer Support

15.07.2008

SES ASTRA Orders New Satellite From Astrium

Betzdorf (Luxemburg) - ASTRA 1N scheduled for launch in 2011

15.07.2008

Farnborough - Airbus and National Research Council Canada agree on cooperation

15.07.2008

Farnborough - Joint statement by the CEOs of Northrop Grumman and EADS

15.07.2008

Astrium purchases majority share in Spot Image

Farnborough - Infoterra Group & Spot Image to work together within the Earth Observation Division of Astrium Services

15.07.2008

Toulouse - Qatar Airways To Acquire Four Airbus A321s

15.07.2008

Toulouse - Tunisair Places Firm Order With Airbus For A350s, A330s And A320s

15.07.2008

Toulouse - Aicraft Lessor DAE Capital Signs Firm Order For 100 Airbus Aircraft

15.07.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Signs Cooperation Agreement With Blue Sky Alliance For Consumables, Expendables And Standard Hardware Service

15.07.2008

Farnborough - ATR Opens New Training Center in Kuala Lumpur

15.07.2008

Toulouse - Aviation Capital Group To Acquire 23 Additionnal A320 Family Aircraft

15.07.2008

EADS Defence & Security and Frequentis contracted to supply two Control and Reporting Centres to German Air Force

14.07.2008

Toulouse - VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation And Airbus/EADS Strengthen Their Cooperation

14.07.2008

Electronics from EADS Defence & Security offer German military helicopters improved protection

14.07.2008

Toulouse - Saudi Arabian Airlines Orders Eight Airbus A330s

14.07.2008

Toulouse - Airbus' Order Backlog Increasing Further During The First Six Months Of 2008

14.07.2008

Toulouse - Etihad Airways Buys 55 Airbus Aircraft, Including The A380 And A350

11.07.2008

Toulouse - ATR Launches New Website

10.07.2008

EADS Defence & Security continues its UAV successes in France

10.07.2008

Toulouse - New Appointments At Airbus

09.07.2008

Toulouse - ATR at the Farnborough Air Show

04.07.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Names A380 Delivery Centre in Hamburg After Jürgen Thomas

04.07.2008

Amsterdam - EADS opens exclusive negotiations with the group DAHER for acquisition of a majority interest within EADS Socata

04.07.2008

EADS Defence & Security to equip German military airfields with the most up-to-date radar and identification systems

03.07.2008

Noordwijk - Astrium successfully concludes In-Orbit Test

30.06.2008

EADS Defence & Security produces 500th target drone

30.06.2008

Poland’s Ministry of Health orders 23 Eurocopter EC135s for Nationwide Emergency Medical Services

Marignane - The Polish Ministry of Health has signed a contract for 23 Eurocopter EC135 helicopters to serve its nationwide Emergency Medical Services (EMS) network. The aircraft will be delivered between 2009 and 2010. The state-of-the-art EC135s, which will replace an ageing fleet of Mi-2s, will enable Poland’s air rescue system to become fully compliant with European JAR OPS-3 standards and to offer to its population the world’s most widely used EMS helicopter of the new generation. An EC135 flight simulator is also part of the contract.

30.06.2008

ESA commissions Astrium with operation of ISS

Bremen - The European Space Agency ESA has transferred all activities involved in the operation and exploitation of the European share of the International Space Station ISS to Astrium as prime industrial contractor.

30.06.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Selects Lead Logistics And Transport Providers

26.06.2008

Seville - First A400M Military Transporter Rolled Out

25.06.2008

Amsterdam - EADS and INCOSE signed an agreement on Systems Engineering Certification

25.06.2008

Tarbes - EADS Socata names Ken Dono as the 2008 “MVP” for TBM 850 sales

24.06.2008

Opening up new business markets

24.06.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Transports First Aircraft Segments To Assembly Line In China

23.06.2008

Amsterdam - SNIPOD: a new research project aimed at protection against sniper attacks

19.06.2008

Toulouse - MEA Receives Its First A330-200 Aircraft Directly Purchased From Airbus

18.06.2008

Amsterdam - EADS still willing to take a stake in UAC

17.06.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Foresees Demand For More Than 900 New Aircraft In Germany Over The Next 20 Years

17.06.2008

Eurocopter delivers the first EC135 helicopter for the Spanish Army Disaster Response Unit

Marignane - The Spanish Army Disaster Response Unit (UME) has just taken delivery of its first EC135 helicopter. This is an important milestone in the program to equip the UME, a new unit of the Spanish Armed Forces created by the Spanish Government on 7 October 2005.

16.06.2008

Toulouse - Middle East Client Orders Two Airbus A318 Elites

16.06.2008

Eurocopter showcases a State-of the-Art Product Range at EUROSATORY 2008

Marignane - Eurocopter, the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer, highlights once again its wide range of multipurpose products well adapted to the increasingly complex homeland security and defence missions faced by our governmental customers today.

13.06.2008

Luftwaffe Eurofighters – now ready to go at any time

12.06.2008

Friedrichshafen - Ulysses – longest serving spacecraft goes into retirement

12.06.2008

Kourou - Skynet 5C - triple success for Astrium

11.06.2008

EADS Defence & Security will carry out the Harrier AV-8B modernization programme for the Spanish Navy

11.06.2008

Toulouse - Air Astana Signs A Firm Order For Six A320s

11.06.2008

Toulouse - Second A380 Ro-Ro Vessel Named “City Of Hamburg” At Ceremony In Singapore

07.06.2008

EADS North America begins UH-72A Light Utility Helicopter deliveries to the U.S. Army National Guard

Tupelo, Mississippi - First unit receiving the UH-72A is the Mississippi Army National Guard’s 1-114 Security & Support Battalion in Tupelo, Mississippi

05.06.2008

SIDM completed its flight acceptance operations

05.06.2008

Toulouse - Central Europe Will Need Some 460 New Aircraft Within Next 20 Years

04.06.2008

Toulouse - Air One Orders A350s And A330s

03.06.2008

EADS Defence & Security to further improve VIRVE, nationwide authority network in Finland

01.06.2008

EADS DEFENCE & SECURITY, SELEX COMMUNICATIONS & FOKKER combine their capabilities to deliver support systems on the NH90 Program.

29.04.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Opens Modern Material And Logistics Centre In The Middle East

29.04.2008

Toulouse - Tunisair Chooses Airbus To Modernise And Expand Its Fleet With A350s, A330s And A320s

28.04.2008

Tarbes - Launch of FusComp program active phase

28.04.2008

Japan Coast Guard’s first two Eurocopter EC225 helicopters in operation missions

Marignane - The EC225 is the new reference for offshore SAR

25.04.2008

ATV re-boosts ISS to a higher orbit

Toulouse - New success for Astrium

24.04.2008

Toulouse - More Large Aircraft Needed On The Chinese Mainland In Next 20 Years

24.04.2008

Baikonur - Green light from Baikonur: Giove-B ready for launch

23.04.2008

Amsterdam - New Corporate Secretary and Head of Investor Relations at EADS

23.04.2008

Toulouse - Brazil Needs More Than 330 Aircraft In Next 20 Years