2008

02.12.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Corporate Foundation Takes Off

28.11.2008

Spacelab: Europe’s passport to space

Bremen - 25 years of Spacelab

27.11.2008

Accident Near Perpignan, France

Toulouse - Media Information on A320 flight accident (Issue I)

25.11.2008

EADS Defence & Security extends it portfolio with new TETRA handheld radio (THR9)

25.11.2008

EADS Defence & Security brings new TETRA mobile radio device onto the market

25.11.2008

EADS Defence & Security presents new emergency notification system for the European market

20.11.2008

Toulouse - TAT Group Takes Delivery of its 40th ATR aircraft

19.11.2008

Jakarta - ATR and LION AIR sign MoU for 20 ATRs

19.11.2008

Madrid - EADS Military Transport Aircraft delivers the sixth HC-144A Maritime Patrol Aircraft for the US Coast Guard’s Deepwater Programme

19.11.2008

Eurocopter announces the creation of a new fully-owned subsidiary Eurocopter Indonesia at IndoDefence 2008

Jakarta - In line with its strategy to be a multi-local player with its own facilities in all its key markets, Eurocopter is pleased to announce the setting-up of Eurocopter Indonesia. This brings the number of its subsidiaries and participations to a total of 18 subsidiaries worldwide and enforces the Group’s footprint in Asia-Pacific where there are presently 6 subsidiaries in Australia, China, Japan, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore. Eurocopter strengthens its cooperation programmes in Indonesia with PT. Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI)

18.11.2008

Madrid - EADS Military Transport Aircraft Division delivers the first C-295 aircraft to Portugal

18.11.2008

Toulouse - Comlux orders extra Airbus A320 Prestige

17.11.2008

Eurocopter receives the first airframe structure for the EC175 prototype from Chinese Harbin Aviation Industry Co.

Harbin - On 15th November, Harbin Aviation Industry Co. (HAIG) successfully delivered the first EC175 airframe structure to Eurocopter at its factory in Harbin/China in the presence of representatives from both companies. This is the 3rd key milestone for the development of this multi-role medium-twin class 16-passenger helicopter. The EC175/Z15 is a 50:50 joint programme between Eurocopter and HAIG, a subsidiary of the Chinese helicopter manufacturer AVICOPTER. The cooperation contract was signed on 5th December 2005 with the completion of the Preliminary Design Review in 2006 followed by the Critical Design Review in 2007

17.11.2008

Toulouse - Al Jaber Aviation orders more Airbus ACJ family aircraft

16.11.2008

Dubai, UAE, Middle East Business Aviation 2008 - Eurocopter combines luxury and technical excellence for corporate travel

14.11.2008

Amsterdam - EADS continues to deliver strong underlying performance while proactively tackling challenges

14.11.2008

Ad-hoc release, 14 November 2008 EADS – 9 months 2008 results EADS continues to deliver strong underlying performance while proactively tackling challenges

12.11.2008

Bulgarian Border Police choose TETRA terminals from EADS Defence & Security

12.11.2008

Toulouse - Air Arabia Confirms The Purchase Of 10 New Airbus A320s

12.11.2008

Paris - EADS participe à la Ville Européenne des sciences

10.11.2008

Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt - Petroleum Air Services buys additional Eurocopter EC135 helicopter

07.11.2008

Toulouse - Grupo Marsans Places A Firm Order For A Total Of 61 Aircraft, Including Four A380s And Ten A350s.

05.11.2008

EADS Defence & Security supports German Armed Forces’ helicopters also in international missions

04.11.2008

Eurocopter announces the Sale of 10 EC155 B1 Dauphins and 5 AS350 B3 Ecureuils at Airshow China in Zhuhai

Zhuhai, Airshow China - The world’s no.1 helicopter manufacturer affirms its leading position in the civil and parapublic markets in China

04.11.2008

Toulouse - BOC Aviation orders 20 A320 family aircraft

03.11.2008

Paris - Final agreement between EADS and the Daher group for Daher to take a majority interest in EADS Socata

31.10.2008

Toulouse - AirAsia X Takes Delivery Of First A330

30.10.2008

ASTRA 1M satellite ready for launch

Baikonur, Toulouse - The ASTRA 1M satellite, built by Astrium for SES ASTRA, will be launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan during the night of 5-6 November. The satellite will be launched on a Proton Breeze M launch vehicle provided by International Launch Services (ILS).

29.10.2008

Eurofighter air-to-air refuelling from Airbus A310 MRTT

28.10.2008

Amsterdam - Contract signed with EADS/ Airbus to assist the SESAR JU designing the new integrated European Air Traffic Management System

25.10.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Celebrates First Anniversary Of A380 Entry Into Service

24.10.2008

EADS Defence & Security delivers avionics test system to Thai Airways International

24.10.2008

Eurocopter delivers the first EC120 B Colibri helicopter to HeliDax The EC120 B – the preferred training helicopter selected by the French Army

Marignane - Eurocopter delivered in its Marignane site, the first EC120 B Colibri helicopter to HeliDax, the company selected by the French Ministry of Defense in 2007 to provide up to 22,000 helicopter flight hours for the Army's light aviation (EA.ALAT) school in Dax located in the southwest of France.

23.10.2008

Amsterdam - Pedro Montoya is appointed EADS’ Group Chief Compliance Officer

22.10.2008

Toulouse - Croatia Airlines To Acquire Four Additional A320 Family Aircraft

21.10.2008

Jakarta - Eurocopter and PT. Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) sign a partnership agreement for the manufacturing of Super Puma MKII helicopter airframes

20.10.2008

Munich/Ottobrunn - Satellite-based telecommunication generates economic power

16.10.2008

Communiqué de Presse :

Valérie Pécresse, Ministre de l’Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, et Louis Gallois, Président exécutif d’EADS, ont remis, jeudi 16 octobre, le 7 ^ème Prix Irène Joliot-Curie.

16.10.2008

Amsterdam - NACIL and EADS signed a Joint Venture Agreement for creation of an Aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) Centre

16.10.2008

Shenzhen - EADS Defence & Security joins hands with HYT to explore digital trunking for China’s public security market

16.10.2008

Ministry of Emergencies of Ukraine and Eurocopter sign contract for rescue and emergency missions helicopters

Kiev - The Ministry of Emergencies of Ukraine and Eurocopter signed a contract for the acquisition of two Eurocopter helicopters of the type EC145. Based in the Kiev region, they will be used for a wide range of missions that cover rescue, emergency medical evacuation and fire fighting. The aircrafts will be delivered in 2009.

14.10.2008

Toulouse - Airbus kicks off long term flight test research into new engine architectures with Pratt & Whitney’s Geared Turbofan concept

14.10.2008

Toulouse - Airbus challenges students to shape the world of aviation

13.10.2008

Toulouse - Volaris Takes Delivery Of Its First Airbus A320

13.10.2008

Eurocopter at India Aviation 2008

Hyderabad, INDIA AVIATION 2008 - “The year of the helicopter” for India- one more year of Eurocopter’s intense partnership with India World’s leading helicopter manufacturer with strong bonds to national aeronautic industry shows its commitment to India

10.10.2008

Amsterdam - Dementi

10.10.2008

Dresden - EADS EFW received A320 Fuselage for Training Purposes

10.10.2008

HeliSim inaugurates World’s first Eurocopter EC225 Full Flight Simulator

Marignane - HeliSim and Eurocopter officially inaugurated the first EC225 Full Flight Simulator (FFS) in Marignane, France, on October 10th. The addition of this new FFS to HeliSim’s scope of simulators further enhances Eurocopter’s commitment to reinforcing its training capabilities for its customers, with flight safety being a top priority to the company.

09.10.2008

Paris - Daher-Socata association plan approved by the WCs of EADS France, EADS Socata and Daher

08.10.2008

Ottawa, Toulouse - Astrium delivers Nimiq 4 in orbit

08.10.2008

Richmond, British Columbia - Eurocopter Canada Announces Expansion of Richmond, BC Facility

07.10.2008

Arlington, Virginia - EADS North America Begins Deliveries of U.S. Army UH-72A Helicopters Produced at the Eurocopter facility in Mississippi

07.10.2008

Arlington, Virginia; McGregor Range, New Mexico - EADS North America delivers the DT35/DT45 jet-powered aerial target drone system for U.S. Army operational demonstration

06.10.2008

Socata reveals his plans for a new aircraft project

Orlando, Florida - Socata is stepping into the future with its NTx project

06.10.2008

Arlington, Virginia - EADS North America to Provide the U.S. Navy with Eurocopter UH-72 Lakota Light Utility Helicopters

03.10.2008

Toulouse - Avianca Takes Delivery Of Its First Airbus A330-200

02.10.2008

Amsterdam - Airbus closes sale of Laupheim site to Diehl/Thales

02.10.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Takes Part In The First European Meeting Of Young Apprentices

01.10.2008

Tokyo, Japan Aerospace 2008 - Eurocopter the No. 1 civil & parapublic helicopter manufacturer takes up the challenge to gain a leading position in the military market in Japan

01.10.2008

Infoterra Ltd enhances capability with acquisition of Imass Ltd

Astrium strengthens its geo-information services

01.10.2008

Successful launch of THEOS

Yasny - Once again Astrium demonstrates its expertise in space system management

30.09.2008

Toulouse - Arik Air Orders Three A340-500 Airbus Aircraft

29.09.2008

International success for Astrium: Europe’s Jules Verne mission accomplished

Paris - The Jules Verne ATV (Automated Transfer Vehicle), which was designed and built by Astrium on behalf of the European Space Agency ESA, has successfully completed its final manoeuvre. The ATV performed two de-orbiting manoeuvres and disintegrated in the upper layers of the atmosphere over the South Pacific, exactly as planned.

29.09.2008

Toulouse - Airbus And CAAC Sign MoU On Safety Cooperation

29.09.2008

Gatineau, Quebec - EADS Defence & Security installs its R&D centre for APCO Project 25 in Gatineau, Québec

29.09.2008

Astrium down-selected as candidate for Galileo FOC and invites Expressions of Interest

Ottobrunn/Portsmouth - Astrium invites Expressions of Interest for Space Segment and Ground Control Segment Elements

28.09.2008

Toulouse - First Airbus Final Assembly Line Outside Europe Inaugurated In Tianjin, China

25.09.2008

Amsterdam - First A400M flight delayed

24.09.2008

Eurocopter offers its Helicopters as the perfect complement to yachts at Monaco Yacht Show 2008

Monaco, Monaco Yacht Show 2008 - Eurocopter affirms its commitment to the yacht industry as the No. 1 business aviation helicopter manufacturer

19.09.2008

Toulouse - First Airbus A380 Delivered To Qantas

15.09.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Concluded Negotiations To Sell Its Wing Component And Assemblies Manufacturing Unit At Filton To GKN

15.09.2008

Toulouse - Air Caraibes launches the A350-1000 in Europe

15.09.2008

Toulouse - Airbus to provide total support package for Singapore Airlines' leased A330 fleet

11.09.2008

Eurocopter successfully leads the first firing campaign of the HAD Tiger using the Spike missile

Marignane - As part of the development of the HAD (support and destruction helicopter) version of the Tiger, Eurocopter successfully completed a firing campaign using the Spike air-to-ground missile. This campaign was conducted at the El Arenosillo firing range in Spain, which belongs to the Spanish National Institute for Aerospace Technology (INTA).

09.09.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Announces Power 8+

09.09.2008

Astrium-built Inmarsat-4 F3 satellite successfully deployed in orbit

London, Toulouse - Further to its launch by Proton on 18 August 2008, the third Astrium-built Inmarsat-4 satellite took four apogee engine firings to reach geosynchronous orbit. Following full deployment of its 45m solar array and 80m² antenna reflector the spacecraft adopted its final Earth-pointing control mode.

08.09.2008

Toulouse - Afriqiyah Airways Receives First Airbus A319

04.09.2008

EADS Defence & Security selected for the TETRA radio network of the Navarra region

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

30.07.2008

Ad-hoc release, 30 July 2008 EADS – H1 2008 results EADS H1 2008 results reflect continuing strong underlying performance

28.07.2008

Toulouse - Emirates Airline Buys 60 Airbus Wide-Body Aircraft

28.07.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Delivers First A380 To Emirates Airline

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

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 - 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

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

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

15.07.2008

SES ASTRA Orders New Satellite From Astrium

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

15.07.2008

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

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

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 Recognises Suppliers For Best In-Service Performance For Customer Support

15.07.2008

Farnborough - Airbus and National Research Council Canada agree on cooperation

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 - 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

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

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

14.07.2008

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

14.07.2008

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

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

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

04.07.2008

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

04.07.2008

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

04.07.2008

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

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

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

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

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

05.06.2008

SIDM completed its flight acceptance operations

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.

31.05.2008

Amsterdam/Toulouse - Airbus selects Diehl / Thales as preferred bidder for Laupheim site

30.05.2008

Eurocopter increases its research to develop even greener helicopters

Berlin - Thanks to the research already carried out over the last few decades – for example, the development of three successive generations of the Fenestron® tail rotor – Eurocopter now has the quietest range of ) helicopters in the world. These efforts are now being pursued and intensified, in order to comply with ever stricter and widerranging environmental requirements.

30.05.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Deploys Two Aircraft To Help Chinese Earthquake Relief Efforts

30.05.2008

TACA flight accident at Honduras Tegucigalpa Airport

Toulouse - Media Information on TACA 390

29.05.2008

Toulouse - KD Avia Commits To 25 Airbus A320 Family Aircraft

29.05.2008

Amsterdam/Toulouse - EADS selects preferred suppliers for engineering services

28.05.2008

Stevenage - Skynet 5C satellite ready for launch on 30 May

28.05.2008

Eurocopter signs order to retrofit six more Bundeswehr CH53Gs

Berlin/Marignane - On May 28, at the ILA International Aerospace Exhibition, the German Federal Office for Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB) and Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH signed a contract for the retrofit of six more CH53G transport helicopters operated by the German Army to convert them to mission helicopters fitted with ballistic self protection and specific mission equipment. The order is worth approximately €24 million, a large proportion of which will go to medium-sized German equipment manufacturers. The German Army will take delivery of the urgently needed transport helicopters between May and November 2009.

28.05.2008

EADS Defence & Security and Nexter Systems team up for Operation Scorpion

28.05.2008

Toulouse - Gulf Air Orders 35 Airbus Single Aisle And Widebody Aircraft

28.05.2008

Eurocopter to acquire Motorflug Baden-Baden GmbH to extend its MRO Capabilities

Berlin/Marignane - On May 26th, Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH signed an agreement to acquire Motorflug Baden-Baden GmbH. The German specialist for helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) with bases in Baden-Baden, Rheinmünster and Schönhagen near Berlin will become an integral part of Eurocopter’s service and support business and will complement Eurocopter’s maintenance, repair and overhaul capabilities in the civil helicopter market. The acquisition of Motorflug will enable Eurocopter to offer even more comprehensive services to its customers while assuring the flexibility and reactivity its customers need.

27.05.2008

Eurocopter displays latest-generation Product Range at ILA 2008

Berlin/Marignane - Eurocopter, the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer in the civil and public services markets, will utilize this year’s ILA in Berlin to highlight its international market strength and its continuing ability to innovate. The company displays its state-of-the-art military helicopters, the Tiger combat helicopter and NH90 tactical transport helicopter, both of which are in service with several European nations as well as Australia. These two aircraft are joined by a French Air Force EC725 in Combat SAR configuration, and three of Eurocopter’s successful civil models, the EC120, EC130 and the EC135 in EMS configuration.

27.05.2008

EADS Defence & Security to operate the nationwide TETRA radio network with the Qatar Ministry of Interior for several years.

27.05.2008

Toulouse - Jet Airways Gets Airbus A330-200 Aircraft At The Berlin Air Show

27.05.2008

EADS Defence & Security and Indian authorities jointly develop missile warning system for Indian Forces' flying platforms

27.05.2008

€150m order completes EADS Defence & Security's electronic warfare responsibility in the A400M programme

27.05.2008

Toulouse - British Airways Buys Two Airbus A318s For London City Airport Services

27.05.2008

Berlin - Astrium wins satellite contract worth €263 million

27.05.2008

Berlin - EADS Defence & Security and Thales pool their technological and operational expertise in the promising passive radar market

26.05.2008

Toulouse - Airbus First Public Presentation Of A320 Fuel Cell Demonstrator At Berlin Airshow

26.05.2008

Amsterdam - EADS Annual General Meeting agrees a 2007 dividend of € 0.12 per share

26.05.2008

EADS Defence & Security selected by Hong Kong Police Force for maintenance service of its TETRA network and terminals

26.05.2008

Berlin - TBM 850 model year 2008 at ILA Berlin 2008

22.05.2008

EADS Defence & Security chosen by Korea Electric Power Corporation for nationwide radio communications

21.05.2008

Beijing - EADS to support disaster relief efforts in China with donations, information, hardware and technical assistance

20.05.2008

EADS Defence & Security to expand TETRAPOL radio network of Berlin city transport services

20.05.2008