Press Releases of the Year 2002

24.12.2002

Toulouse - China Airlines Selects Airbus A330 for Fleet Renewal

18.12.2002

Ulm - TETRAPOL for German Crisis Reaction Forces

18.12.2002

Amsterdam - EADS confirms previous guidance on EBIT margin

17.12.2002

Toulouse - Egyptair Has Selected the 42-500 for its Domestic Shuttle Flights

12.12.2002

Toulouse - Pierre Baud, Airbus Senior Vice President Training and Flight Operations, tritt in den Ruhestand; Jean-Michel Roy wird sein Nachfolger

12.12.2002

München/Hallbergmoos - Eurofighter wieder voll im Testflugbetrieb

12.12.2002

Toulouse - Aircalin Takes Delivery of First New Airbus Aircraft

12.12.2002

Tarbes - DEVOORT BV will strengthen EADS Socata network in the Benelux

12.12.2002

Marignane - The First EC 145 Delivered to Switzerland

11.12.2002

Toulouse - Cyprus Airways receives first A330-200

09.12.2002

Madrid - Colombia acquires two EADS CASA CN-235 aircraft for maritime surveillance and drug traffic control

09.12.2002

Munich/Evendale - EADS teams with GE for the definition phase of the Mako advanced trainer/light combat aircraft family

09.12.2002

Munich/Manching - Presentation of the first Eurofighter for the German Air Force

09.12.2002

Toulouse - A340-500 achieves certification

06.12.2002

Amsterdam/Toulouse - EADS and ZODIAC Sign an MoU in Sourcing Area

06.12.2002

Toulouse - Qantas takes delivery of first new Airbus aircraft

06.12.2002

Amsterdam - Jussi Itävuori nominated as Member of the EADS Executive Committee

05.12.2002

Friedrichshafen/Kourou - Rosetta – Masterpiece of Technology with a Cosmic Message

04.12.2002

Friedrichshafen - EADS: New Reconnaissance Evaluation System for the German Armed Forces

29.11.2002

Double success for TETRAPOL during the NATO summit in Prague (Czech Republic) and US President's visit to Romania

Prague/Bucharest - PEGAS, the nation-wide digital radio communication system based on TETRAPOL technology, fulfilled the Security Forces expectations during the NATO Summit in Prague, as did the Romanian Phoenix network during George W. Bush's visit to Bucharest.

28.11.2002

Tarbes - First TB20 Trinidad GT Arrives In Australia

28.11.2002

Cathay Pacific Airways' first A340-600 delivered

Toulouse - First of 13 purchased by ILFC

26.11.2002

Vélizy - EADS to provide the NGDS self protection suite for the Horizon Frigates of the French Navy

26.11.2002

Munich - Taurus KEPD 350 in series configuration successfully completes test campaign in South Africa

25.11.2002

Ottobrunn - Astrium opens Production Centre for Ariane engines

20.11.2002

Toulouse - Gerhard Puttfarcken appointed General Manager Airbus Deutschland, and Mario Heinen Senior VP Single-Aisle Programme

20.11.2002

Bremen - Capacity adjustment at Astrium Space Infrastructure

19.11.2002

Prague - PEGAS, digital radio communication system based on TETRAPOL technology, will be the backbone of security forces communication during the NATO Summit in Prague

18.11.2002

Russian and french Prime Ministers jointly visit Airbus

Toulouse - Aeroflot signs for 18 A320 family aircraftCreation of the Airbus-Kaskol Engineering Centre - a first in Russia

14.11.2002

Amsterdam - EADS resists difficult market environment

14.11.2002

Toulouse - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines signs for A330-200

11.11.2002

Los Cabos, Mexico - TBM 700 Gathering held in Los Cabos

07.11.2002

Zhuhai - Eurocopter takes a 21% stake in COHC GAMEC to develop its service offer in China in opening an approved maintenance center in Shenzhen

30.10.2002

Toulouse - Vietnam Airlines' inaugural order for five Airbus A321s

30.10.2002

Friedrichshafen - EADS Air Surveillance Systems enhance German Airspace Security - Multi-million Euro contracts

29.10.2002

Amsterdam - EADS Employee Share Programme an Overwhelming Success

29.10.2002

Paris - EADS TELECOM teams up with Safelayer in network security business

28.10.2002

Toulouse - Airbus Corporate Jetliner wins U.S. approval

25.10.2002

Donauwörth - Bedeutender Meilenstein für Eurocopter – Auslieferung des 250. Hubschraubers vom Typ EC135

24.10.2002

EADS and American Eurocopter announce site selection of new Mississippi facility

Washington D.C./Grand Prairie TX - Latest step in expansion of U.S. presence for world’s second largest aerospace and defense company

24.10.2002

Paris - EADS TELECOM role in ensuring the safety of all participants in APEC Mexico 2002 with TETRAPOL technology

23.10.2002

EADS to expand defense presence in the United States

Russellville/Arkansas - Announces assembly facility in Arkansas

21.10.2002

Toulouse - Airbus Mourns Loss of “Founding Father” Felix Kracht

16.10.2002

Dresden - 50th FedEx Airbus freighter conversion at EADS EFW

16.10.2002

Amsterdam - EADS nominates new heads for Eurocopter and MBDA

16.10.2002

Dresden - EFW receives approval as Design Organisation from LBA / JAA

15.10.2002

Toulouse - SilkAir orders additional A320 family aircraft

14.10.2002

Amsterdam - EADS Welcomes easyJet’s Decision for 120 Airbus A319

14.10.2002

Toulouse - easyJet Goes for Airbus A319

11.10.2002

Hans Peter Ring appointed as new Chief Financial Officer of EADS

Amsterdam - Axel Arendt to become member of the Group Executive of aero engine maker Rolls-Royce plc and Chairman of Rolls-Royce Deutschland

10.10.2002

Pierre de Bausset new Head of Investor Relations of EADS

Amsterdam - Marc Paganini appointed as President and CEO of American Eurocopter

07.10.2002

Paris - EADS TELECOM enhances its expertise in the areas of system security and architecture by consolidating MATRAnet and SYCOMORE

01.10.2002

First Eurofighter-Simulator delivered to German Air Force

Athens - German Air Force ready for Pilot Training

01.10.2002

Tarbes - Record crowds at the 5th European TB & MS Fly-In

01.10.2002

Ulm - EADS Modernises Greek Air Defence Radars

01.10.2002

Toulouse - Lufthansa Signs for 10 Airbus A330 Widebodies

30.09.2002

Toulouse - Air New Zealand Signs Airbus A320 Deal

30.09.2002

Augsburg - EADS Augsburg Opens New Production Area at the Fighter Bomber Air Base Lechfeld

28.09.2002

Toulouse - Chinese Premier Visits Airbus

27.09.2002

Hong Kong - EADS TELECOM gets a foothold in Asia with the opening of a new office in Hong Kong

25.09.2002

Evry - 1671st successful launch of Soyuz

24.09.2002

Madrid - The Spanish Series Production Eurofighter Has Carried out the First Taxi

23.09.2002

Madrid - Engine Running Tests of the First Series Production Eurofighter for the Spanish Air Force

19.09.2002

Pretoria - Solenta Aviation acquires 2 additional ATR 42-300s

17.09.2002

Paris/Bremen - ESA Contracts Eurockot For CryoSat Launch

10.09.2002

Dresden - EFW receives LBA-STC for A300-600 modification

07.09.2002

Munich/Vienna - Build-up problems for Eurofighter series production have been under control for some time and are irrelevant to further programme workflow

05.09.2002

EADS takes over facility in Oostkamp/Belgium from Siemens NV

Oostkamp - EADS now also in Belgium at home

29.08.2002

Toulouse - Airbus A318 performs first flight with CFM International engines

29.08.2002

Darmstadt - Successful Launch of Europe’s New Weather Satellite

23.08.2002

Toulouse - The UK cuts first metal for the Airbus A380 superjumbo wing

22.08.2002

Amsterdam/Munich - Wave of Support for Flood Victims

21.08.2002

Bremen - New Ariane 5 upper stage leaves Bremen

14.08.2002

Toulouse - Aerogaviota takes delivery of its third ATR 42-500

14.08.2002

Friedrichshafen - EADS develops New Generation of Target Drones

14.08.2002

Toulouse - MEA orders six A321s

08.08.2002

Unterschleissheim - Series Production Contract Worth EUR 570 Million Awarded for TAURUS KEPD 350

07.08.2002

Toulouse - Airbus and CAE join forces for high quality training services

07.08.2002

Ralph D. Crosby, Jr.

07.08.2002

Amsterdam - EADS names Ralph Crosby Chairman and CEO of EADS North America

07.08.2002

Friedrichshafen - EADS supplies additional “TransHospital” mobile field hospital to the German Armed Forces

01.08.2002

Amsterdam - EADS: Manufacturing facility in Belgium taken over from Siemens N.V. - Expanding defence business

01.08.2002

First Eurofighter-Simulator delivered to German Air Force

Munich - German Air Force ready for Pilot Training

31.07.2002

Toulouse - Lufthansa Orders Ten A330-330s from Airbus

30.07.2002

Ulm - EADS Delivers Radio Reconnaissance System to Finland - Multi-million Electronic Warfare Contract

25.07.2002

London/Amsterdam - BAE SYSTEMS and EADS Form Paradigm Joint Venture and Agree to Realign Space Interests

25.07.2002

Amsterdam - EADS Raises 2002 EBIT Forecast By 20%

25.07.2002

Farnborough - Alenia Aeronautica and EADS offer MPA 320 solution for German/Italian MPA-Replacement Program

24.07.2002

Farnborough - Air New Zealand acquires one additional ATR 72-500

24.07.2002

Farnborough - Bangkok Airways orders three additional ATR 72-500

23.07.2002

Farnborough - Boeing and EADS announce transatlantic partnership

23.07.2002

Toulouse - Qatar grows with Airbus A330s

23.07.2002

Farnborough - Alitalia Orders 3 ATR 72-500

23.07.2002

Toulouse - El Secretario de Estado de Política Científica visita Airbus en el Salón de Farnborough

22.07.2002

EADS, Airbus and Thales join forces in the Air Traffic Alliance

Farnborough - Accelerates deployment of new technologies for enhanced air transport capacity, safety and security

22.07.2002

Amsterdam - Weather forecasting twice as accurate thanks to the SEVIRI imager

22.07.2002

Farnborough - ATR placed 29 second hand aircraft in the first semester 2002

22.07.2002

Farnborough - ATR promotes the environmental qualities of its aircraft

22.07.2002

Farnborough - AS 350 B3: The "High Performance" Single-Engine Ecureuil that Can Do It All

22.07.2002

Farnborough - ATR a placé 29 avions de seconde main au cours du 1er semestre 2002