2005

12.05.2006

Amsterdam - EADS Board of Directors asks EADS Sogerma Services to secure its recovery

30.12.2005

Toulouse - Bangkok Airways selects A350 for new long range services

22.12.2005

Toulouse - easyJet Signs for 20 more Airbus A319s

21.12.2005

Toulouse - Brazilian TAM Becomes A350 Launch Customer in Latin America

21.12.2005

Amsterdam - EADS Sogerma Services: Anne-Marie Perus appointed President and CEO

21.12.2005

Toulouse - Airbus inaugurates new "AIRTAC" facility

21.12.2005

Toulouse - Airbus places additional work packages with Russian manufacturers

21.12.2005

Toulouse - Pratt & Whitney PW6000 powered Airbus A318 earns EASA type certificate

20.12.2005

Stevenage - Paradigm Signs 2 year Extension to Skynet 5 Contract and Orders a Third Skynet 5 Satellite

20.12.2005

Toulouse - Airbus A318 Elite Sales Reach Double-Figures With New Order

16.12.2005

Biggest Asian helicopter operator goes for Eurocopter

Marignane - Contract for two AS365 N3 Dauphin helicopters signed in New Delhi for off-shore operator PAWAN HANS – two additional options

15.12.2005

Toulouse - Turkish Airlines Receives its First Airbus A330-200 and its First Purchased Airbus A320

15.12.2005

CHC selects EC 225 for North Sea Offshore Services – two firm Orders and four Options signed

Marignane - HELI-ONE, a fully incorporated branch of CHC Helicopter Corporation announces proudly with Eurocopter its selection of the EC 225 for oil and gas offshore services in the North Sea. The company has confirmed its initial commitment from 2001 and proceeded with the purchase of 2 helicopters. Additionally, HELI-ONE placed additional options to anticipate its activity growth in an increasing market demand for heavy helicopters. Two of these EC 225s will be operated for Total E&P UK PLC under a five-year contract awarded in October. This brings total 2005 orders for the EC 225 for the oil and gas market to eight firm orders plus four options.

14.12.2005

Bristow Helicopters Ltd. Orders two more EC 225, bringing its Fleet up to Six

Marignane - At this year’s LIMA show in Malaysia, Bristow Helicopters Ltd. announced an order for two more EC 225 helicopters for oil and gas services. The company was launch customer for the passenger transport version of this aircraft, to be employed in North Sea offshore oil and gas operations. Two EC 225s were ordered in 2004 and delivered in the summer of 2005. Another two were ordered in May 2005 for 2006 delivery. This new order - an option under the May 2005 order, now confirmed - brings the total of EC 225s with Bristow Helicopters Ltd. to six. The helicopters will initially be based in Aberdeen, Scotland.

13.12.2005

Friedrichshafen - New kind of planning system of EADS enhances mission capabilities of the German Tiger combat helicopter

13.12.2005

Belgium Selects the NH90 Helicopter

Marignane - NHIndustries is very pleased to welcome Belgium as the 14th Country to select the NH90: “following the proposition of the Belgian Ministry of Defence Mr. André Flahaut, the Council Minister authorised today the launching of the procedure for the acquisition of 10 NH90 multirole helicopters by entering into the International Programme Organisation NAHEMO.”

13.12.2005

Korean Government Selects Eurocopter

Marignane - The Korean Government has just announced its choice of Eurocopter as the primary partner of Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) in the KHP program for the development of Korea's first military transport helicopter.

13.12.2005

Toulouse - UPS Signs Firm Contract for A380

13.12.2005

EADS Socata Announces the "Ultimate Personal Aircraft" With its TBM 850 Single-Engine Turboprop

Washington, D.C. - The new six-seat aircraft will compete directly with Very Light Jets, offering jet-like performance with single-engined turboprop operating costs

12.12.2005

Toulouse - Aegean Airlines Becomes New Airbus Customer Ordering Eight Airbus A320s With an Option for Another 12 A320s

12.12.2005

London - EADS announces the 2005 EADS UK Technology Masters Awards winners and reinforces its commitment to the UK

10.12.2005

Langkawi, Malaysia - EADS to supply TRML-3D to the Malaysian Minister of Defence

09.12.2005

Toulouse - AirAsia Initiates Total Fleet Renewal With Airbus A320

08.12.2005

Langkawi - EADS: A400M Contract Confirms Asia-Pacific Strategy

07.12.2005

Toulouse - Finnair Selects A350 for Future Long-haul Fleet

07.12.2005

Toulouse - Germanwings Confirms A319 Order

06.12.2005

Brussels - Agreement Reached for Galileo Programme Facilities – A Major Step Forward for Europe

06.12.2005

Toulouse - Philippine Airlines Selects More A320s for Fleet Modernisation

05.12.2005

Ulm - EADS and Siemens submit tender for modern BOS digital radio system in Germany

05.12.2005

Marignane - Eurocopter succeeds with EC 225 in open Japanese competition

05.12.2005

Toulouse - CASGC Signs a GTA With Airbus to Place the Largest Ever Aircraft Order in China for the Purchase of 150 A320 Family Aircraft

05.12.2005

Marignane - Eurocopter Creates a New Helicopter in a Cooperative Venture with China

05.12.2005

Marignane - Tiger HAD contract for France and Spain signed in Bonn

05.12.2005

Paris - Major successes for EADS within the scope of its strategic partnership with China

01.12.2005

The Hague - EADS SPACE Acquires Dutch Space

30.11.2005

EC 120B Colibri Selected for ST Aerospace’s Rotary Wing Course (RWC) Contract

Marignane - Eurocopter South East Asia (ESEA) is pleased to announce that the EC 120B Colibri helicopter has been selected as the training helicopter platform for the Rotary Wing Course (RWC) programme in Singapore.

30.11.2005

Toulouse - Finncomm Airlines takes delivery of its first ATR 42-500 aircraft

30.11.2005

München-Unterschleißheim - EADS supports airspace surveillance by the German Air Force

29.11.2005

Toulouse - US Airways Firms up Order for 20 A350s

29.11.2005

Helsinki/Frankfurt a. M. - EADS Secure Networks

29.11.2005

Helsinki/Frankfurt a. M. - EADS introduces THR880i TETRA handportable radio with new capabilities for secure mobility

29.11.2005

Helsinki/Frankfurt a. M. - EADS introduces transportable base station for TETRA markets

28.11.2005

Marignane - Nonstop Success for the Ecureuil Family Delivery of the 3,000th Single-Engine Ecureuil to the South African Police

28.11.2005

EADS North America Acquires Talon Instruments

Arlington, Virginia - Digital test instrumentation manufacturer joins the company’s EADS North America Defense Test & Services subsidiary

24.11.2005

Taganrog/Russia,Toulouse/France - EADS Test & Services and Beta Air sign a Memorandum Of Agreement on test solutions

23.11.2005

Toulouse - AerCap to Acquire 70 Airbus A320 Family Aircraft

23.11.2005

Toulouse - Airbus Announces $14 Billion Worth of Orders During Airshow

22.11.2005

Toulouse - International Lease Finance Corporation Selects Airbus A350

22.11.2005

Toulouse - Air Madagascar takes delivery of a new ATR 72-500

21.11.2005

Toulouse - TAP to Acquire 10 Airbus A350 and 7 A330 Aircraft

21.11.2005

Marignane - The NH90 Reaches the Top

21.11.2005

Toulouse - Kingfisher to Acquire 30 More Airbus A320s

21.11.2005

Toulouse - Jazeera Airways Orders Six More Airbus A320s

21.11.2005

Toulouse - ALAFCO Signs Contract for 12 Airbus A350s

20.11.2005

Toulouse - Kingfisher Airlines selects the ATR 72-500 aircraft

19.11.2005

Toulouse - National Air Services orders 10 Airbus A318 Elite aircraft

18.11.2005

Friedrichshafen, Germany - EADS field hospital for the Slovenian Armed Forces

18.11.2005

Toulouse - New A340-600 takes to the skies

17.11.2005

EADS Astrium selected for Swarm Satellites

Friedrichshafen - EADS Astrium has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to develop and build three satellites for the Swarm mission. The satellites, worth approximately €86 million, will be manufactured within 48 months.

17.11.2005

Toulouse - Airbus wins Business Leader position in 2005 Scientific American 50

16.11.2005

Toulouse - Airbus A380 will be highlight of Dubai airshow

16.11.2005

Munich / Manching - Danish National Armament Director flight-tested the Eurofighter

10.11.2005

Toulouse - Comlux Becomes A318 Elite Launch Customer and Orders an ACJ

10.11.2005

Toulouse - Airbus Introduces A318 Elite

10.11.2005

Toulouse - Airbus ACJ Wins First US-Based Customer

09.11.2005

Amsterdam - Ad-hoc release, 9 November 2005: EADS – 9-month results 2005 EADS delivers strong 9-month performance and raises earnings guidance for 2005

09.11.2005

Toulouse - Airbus ACJ is First to Win Chinese Order in Large-Bizjet Class

09.11.2005

Toulouse - Airbus’ ACJ Family Reaches Milestone of 50 Sales

09.11.2005

Amsterdam - EADS delivers strong 9-month performance and raises earnings guidance for 2005

09.11.2005

Ulm/ Bad Sülze - EADS equips the German Air Force with air defence control centres

09.11.2005

London - Martin Jay appointed as Non Executive Chairman of EADS UK

09.11.2005

Toulouse - Airbus And AVIC 1 Sign a Protocol Extending Cooperation on a $500 Million Contract for the A320 Family Wing Cooperation Programme

08.11.2005

Friedrichshafen, Germany - EADS to supply digital map generators for Eurofighter and Tornado

08.11.2005

Schrobenhausen - Go-ahead given for delivery of Taurus production missiles after successful operational testing

08.11.2005

Berlin/Munich - EADS’ “hyper-sensitive artificial nose” wins BDI Defence Industry Technology Prize

07.11.2005

Toulouse - Interjet Orders up to 20 A320s

07.11.2005

Paris - Successful first flight of high-speed UAV demonstrator CARAPAS

04.11.2005

Eurocopter displays an EC120 B Colibri at the Grand Palais for the "Fête des Transports"

Marignane - As the world's leading helicopter manufacturer, Eurocopter is proud to participate in the "Fête des transports" by putting an EC120 B Colibri on display at the Grand Palais in Paris. The show is organized under the patronage of the French Presidency and the French Ministries of Transport and Defense.

04.11.2005

Toulouse - Third A380 Performs Successful First Flight

03.11.2005

Toulouse - Purchase of ATR 42-500 Turboprop Aircraft

03.11.2005

Long Beach, Mississippi - EADS Mobile Hospital Completes a Month-Long Deployment to Mississippi for Hurricane Relief Medical Support

02.11.2005

Long Beach, California - Second Inmarsat-4 satellite set for launch on 5 November

02.11.2005

Unterschleissheim - Tests with new Milan ADT firing post successful

27.10.2005

Eurocopter Japan, a new Eurocopter entity to better address the Japanese Market

Marignane - Eurocopter Japan is born on October 1st, reflecting the rapidly evolving conditions on the Japanese Market.

26.10.2005

Brussels - TIPS industries submit results of NATO AGS study

25.10.2005

Toulouse - Jet Airways Signs Purchase Agreement for Ten Airbus A330s

25.10.2005

Toulouse - Jazeera Airways Takes Delivery of First Airbus A320

25.10.2005

EADS North America Receives Contract to Re-engine and Upgrade U.S. Coast Guard’s HH-65 Helicopter Fleet

Grand Prairie, TX; Columbus, MS - American Eurocopter Establishes Second Line to Expedite Ongoing Work

24.10.2005

The NH90 ends French Army Operational Engineering Trials with Flying Colors

Marignane - From 17 to 30 September 2005, the NH90 was in the hands of the Gamstat (Airmobile Group of the French Army Engineering Branch) for an evaluation of its tactical capabilities. The test aircraft was the PT4 with German Army markings.

24.10.2005

Toulouse - Aeroflot Orders Seven Airbus A321 Aircraft

19.10.2005

Venus Express – ready for launch

London - Europe’s first space probe to investigate the planet Venus is ready for launch on schedule on 26 October 2005. Venus Express, built by EADS Astrium as prime contractor for the European Space Agency (ESA), will be launched aboard a Starsem Soyuz-Fregat launch vehicle, from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. EADS owns 35% of Starsem with Arianespace holding a further 15%.

18.10.2005

Toulouse - Air Berlin and NIKI Reveal First Newly Delivered A320s

18.10.2005

The Second A380 Takes to the Air

Toulouse - Flight testing has passed 100th flight

13.10.2005

Eurofly Selects New Airbus A350

Toulouse - Adds More A330-200s to its Fleet

13.10.2005

Gothenburg - Binter Canarias orders an additional ATR 72-500

13.10.2005

Toulouse - Air Tahiti orders an additional ATR 72-500

13.10.2005

Toulouse - Airbus A380 to Visit Cities in Europe, Asia-Pacific & Middle East

11.10.2005

Toulouse - LAN Airlines Orders up to 40 A320 Family Aircraft

11.10.2005

Unterschleissheim - Spanish Air Force to receive air-to-ground system Taurus

06.10.2005

Amsterdam - EADS gives go ahead for Airbus to launch the A350