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Present shareholder pact expected to be replaced by a normal company governance scheme Daimler AG and Lagardère SCA to largely reduce their stakes, Germany and France intending to ultimately hold up to 12% each, Spain circa 4% EADS intends to … Read the full press release →

4-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today delivered the first Trent 900 aero engine produced in Singapore to Airbus in Toulouse, France. Paul O’Neil, Rolls-Royce, Director of Seletar Campus, said, “The delivery of the first Trent aero engine … Read the full press release →

Blagnac,  30-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — AJW Capital Partners Limited, a worldwide aviation services group based in the UK, has signed a firm contract for the purchase of two Airbus A340-500s aircraft. With this order AJW Capital becomes the newest Airbus … Read the full press release →

Leading specialist ETHIC Intelligence to provide external audit of EADS Compliance System Full cooperation with the UK Serious Fraud Office on the allegations concerning EADS subsidiary GPT PwC review of GPT did not find evidence to suggest that GPT or … Read the full press release →

Cassidian will provide 24 TB3 base stations and four transmitter-receiver units TTRX to expand the coverage of the new metro Lines After extension, all operated 17 metro lines in Beijing will be equipped with Cassidian TETRA system. Extension is part … Read the full press release →

Reinforces Airbus corporate jet presence in China Blagnac,  27-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — An Airbus ACJ319 with the fuel-saving Sharklet option has been ordered by a Chinese customer, in the first deal for this version from the country. The order builds on … Read the full press release →

Contract builds on 243 on-time, on-budget Lakota deliveries ARLINGTON, Va., 27-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The U.S. Army has awarded EADS North America a $181.8 million contract option to deliver 34 additional UH-72A Lakota helicopters, bringing the total aircraft ordered to date to … Read the full press release →

Microalgae are a very promising feedstock for biofuel Speeding up commercialisation and production Test Flights in 2013 Zhuhai, 26-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Airbus, EADS Innovation Works and ENN, one of the world’s leading Bio-Energy companies based in China, have signed a … Read the full press release →

Astrium Americas brings Astrium’s global space capabilities to serve U.S. and Canadian customers John Schumacher, former NASA Chief of Staff, appointed president of the new company that will gather Astrium’s capabilities in the North American market Astrium Americas will also … Read the full press release →

Mexican airline latest in Latin America to select world’s best selling aircraft Blagnac, 26-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Mexican low-cost carrier and all-Airbus operator Interjet signed a purchase agreement for 40 A320neo aircraft. Interjet will announce the aircraft’s engine selection at a later … Read the full press release →

EADS Innovation Works, Airbus and ENN invite Chinese research teams to join a competition for new sustainable energies in aviation Innovative teams in China are asked to tackle a global problemsolving challenge from EADS Innovation Works, Airbus & ENN Five … Read the full press release →

Astrium Services’ GRAIN (Global Risk Agricultural INtelligence), a unique technology combining satellite imagery processing, agronomic and meteorological models, has computed the 2012 absolute U.S. corn yield at 116.0 bushels per acre A complete range of applications will be derived from … Read the full press release →

Efficient and error-proof identification of aircraft components Blagnac,  23-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Airbus has become the first commercial aircraft manufacturer to deploy Radio-Frequency-Identification (RFID) part-marking to aircraft components on all its aircraft families. This innovation, which will bring value-chain visibility, error-proof identification … Read the full press release →

Neelie Kroes – Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda European Nanoelectronics Forum 2012 Munich, 22-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure to be here in Munich. With over 200,000 employees in the IT sector, … Read the full press release →

Aviation industry moves one step closer to a global solution on aviation emissions Blagnac,  22-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Airbus is encouraged by the European Commission’s proposal to “stop the clock” on the enforcement of the inclusion of aviation in the EU ETS … Read the full press release →

Flight 210 is the 52nd consecutive launch of the European launcher, and the sixth successful Ariane launch of 2012 The next Ariane 5 launcher, which will achieve the seventh and final launch of the year, is already being integrated in … Read the full press release →

Paris,  20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — On 5 November Cassidian CyberSecurity, a subsidiary of Cassidian (EADS Group) and Fondation Télécom signed a strategic partnership agreement. The cyber security specialist will participate in the development and support of Fondation Télécom’s programmes, thus taking an … Read the full press release →

Cassidian to provide TETRA radio communication network for a new tram line in the Chinese provincial capital Cassidian’s first contract for the tram market in China and the first tram line in China to use the TETRA communication system Cassidian, … Read the full press release →

20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Chris Howcroft was one of four students who presented at the day, which has run since 2008.  The event is an opportunity for Airbus-sponsored PhD students from across Europe – France, Germany, Spain and the UK – to … Read the full press release →

World’s fourth largest passenger traffic market expects demand worth $160 billion Blagnac, 20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — According to the latest Airbus Global Market Forecast (GMF), Brazil will need 1,060 new aircraft between 2012 and 2031. The 700 single-aisle, 310 twin-aisle and 50 very … Read the full press release →