Airbus

Eric Chen becomes Airbus China President and Rafael Gonzalez-Ripoll, COO Blagnac, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On 1st January 2013, Eric Chen has become President of Airbus China, responsible for Airbus’ overall activities in the People’s Republic of China, including business development, commercial … Read the full press release →

Cassidian Optronics supplies the “Attica” thermal imaging unit for Leopard 2 battle tanks Better target acquisition increases the safety of tank crews Oberkochen,  30-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Cassidian Optronics GmbH, previously known as Carl Zeiss Optronics GmbH, will supply the new … Read the full press release →

24-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — We have won a three-year extension to our long-standing JetSpares contract with Braathens Technical AB of Sweden in support of 12 Avro RJ regional jetliners operated by Braathens subsidiary, Malmö Aviation. The contract has an option to … Read the full press release →

Karel De Gucht – Commissaire Européen du Commerce Audition Commission des Affaires Etrangères, Assemblée Nationale de la France Paris, 16-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Madame la Présidente, Mesdames et Messieurs les Membres de la Commission des Affaires étrangères, L’Europe, nous en sommes tous conscients, traverse … Read the full press release →

14-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Gezielte Förderung von Wachstumsunternehmen belebt Wirtschaft und wertet Standort Österreich auf – 44 junge Firmen in der Gründungsphase mit 16,5 Millionen Euro unterstützt. Technologieorientierte Start-Ups wurden im Vorjahr aus Mitteln des Wirtschaftsministeriums stärker denn je zuvor bei … Read the full press release →

MOSCOW, 7-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On December 29, 2012 Aeroflot took delivery of A320 airplane made by Airbus. The aircraft is named in honor of Igor F. Tamm, an outstanding Russian theoretical physicist awarded the Nobel Prize in physics in 1958. Now the Aeroflot fleet counts 80 A319/320/321 aircraft with the average airplane … Read the full press release →

4-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On December 27, 2012 Aeroflot and the Federal Tax Service of Russia entered into a pricing agreement in accordance with the recently introduced financial rules. From now on, Aeroflot Group companies will send all the necessary information and documentation to the Federal Tax Service … Read the full press release →

Repeat order from top lessor confirms strong market demand for A350 XWB Blagnac,  3-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — CIT Group Inc. (NYSE CIT), a global leader in transportation finance has placed a firm order for 10 A350-900s. This is the second time … Read the full press release →

3-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Airbus Military has begun flight-testing a modification to add winglets to the C295 medium transport and surveillance aircraft – one of a series of product developments underway on the market-leading type. The winglets, which are short extensions … Read the full press release →

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 →