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EUR 300m EIB loan in support of European aeronautics leader EADS

Posted on 24, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Support for aerospace innovation 24-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — We are helping European aeronautics leader EADS with its research and development programme. They are improving aircraft aerodynamics and flight control systems, with benefits for lower pollution and increased safety. A new EUR … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Security & Safety, Technology

Tagged aeronautics, aerospace innovation, aircraft aerodynamics, CO2 emissions, EADS, flight control systems, Harald Wilhelm, loan, lower pollution, nitrogen emissions, Philippe de Fontaine Vive, R&D, safety

KfW IPEX-Bank to finance Düsseldorf Airport infrastructure modernisation

Posted on 24, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

EUR 50 million loan for Germany’s third largest airport Bank supports modernisation of infrastructure Measures to enable handling of large aircraft 24-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — KfW IPEX-Bank is providing a EUR 50 million loan to allow Düsseldorf Airport to modernise its … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

Tagged AIRPORT, airport operator, Christian K. Murach, Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Airport, efficient infrastructure, energy efficiency, fire rescue routes, infrastructure, investment, KfW IPEX-Bank, large aircraft, Lighting systems, loan, North Rhine-Westphalia, taxiway, transport hubs, widebody aircraft

Strong civil aviation business helps Safran report 9.5% revenue growth in Q1 2013

Posted on 23, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

FULL-YEAR 2013 REVENUE OUTLOOK UPGRADED All revenue figures in this press release represent adjusted[1] revenue. Please refer to definitions contained in the Notes Key figures for the first quarter of 2013 First-quarter 2013 adjusted revenue was Euro 3,404 million, up … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Security & Safety, Technology

Tagged after-tax profit, Aircraft Equipment, civil aviation, consolidated income statement, Currency hedges, Defence, Executive commentary, financial income, foreign currency derivatives, Goodrich Electrical Power Systems, hedge accounting, Jean-Paul Herteman, on-board electrical power systems, organic growth, Paris, revenue, revenue growth, REVENUE OUTLOOK UPGRADED, SAF, Safran, Safran 2013 Outlook, Safran first quarter of 2013, Safran Revenue, SECURITY

Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines deal to be investigated by EC under the EU merger regulation

Posted on 23, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Brussels, 23-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation under the EU Merger Regulation into the proposed acquisition of Olympic Air by Aegean Airlines. The companies are the two main Greek airlines offering passenger air transport services on … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Greece, Law, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

Tagged acquisition, Aegean Airlines, airlines, Alexandroupolis, Athens, Athens International Airport, Chania, Competition, competitor, Corfu, deal, domestic Greek routes, EC, EEA, Greece, Greek airlines, Heraklion, investigation, Joaquin Almunia, Kos, Merger Regulation, Mergers, monopoly, Mytilene, Olympic Air, passenger air transport, passengers, poorer service, price increases, Rhodes, Santorini, strong market position, Thessaloniki, ticket prices, tourist destination, travellers

HR company Randstad names EADS the most attractive employer to work for in Spain

Posted on 23, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Madrid, 23-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Human Resource Company Randstad has confirmed that EADS in Spain has an excellent reputation as an employer, ranking the European aerospace and Defence Group as the most attractive company to work for across all business sectors in … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Awards, Business, Defence, Management, Spain

Tagged aerospace, Awards, Defence, EADS, employer, Human Resource, JOBS, Madrid, Mariano Alonso, Randstad, recruit, recruitment, recruitments, Spain, staff, work, workforce

Safran an official partner in the 45th EDHEC Sailing Cup in Brest, France

Posted on 22, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Paris, 22-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Safran will be an official partner in the 45th EDHEC Sailing Cup, to take place in Brest, France from April 19 to 27, 2013. This is the largest student sports event in Europe, with some 3,000 students … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Education, France, Security & Safety, Sports, Technology

Tagged 45th EDHEC Sailing Cup, aerospace, All-Student Award, All-Women Award, Brest, business schools, Defense, EDHEC Sailing Cup, engineering schools, Marc Guillemot, Safran, SECURITY, student sailing race, student sports event, students, universities

Helibras selects Safran Engineering Services to integrate the Avionics Systems modernization of Esquilo and Fennec helicopters

Posted on 19, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Itajuba (Brazil), 19-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Brazilian helicopter manufacturer Helibras, a subsidiary of Eurocopter, has selected Safran Engineering Services as the design authority to supply the installation design and full integration of multiple avionics communication and navigation systems, including a sophisticated new … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, France, Security & Safety, Technology, Transportation & Logistics

Tagged aerospace, Army, avionics, Brazil, Brazilian Army, DCTA certification, Didier Cormary, engineering services, Esquilo, Esquilo helicopters, Fennec, Fennec helicopters, Gérald Farrenc, ground transportation, Helibras, helicopter, Itajuba, navigation systems, Ricardo Varela

EESC: There is no single market without a single European airspace

Posted on 19, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

19-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A single European airspace will not emerge without greater leadership from the European Commission and a better enforcement of EU legislation, said the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) during its April plenary session. The warning came … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, European Union, Government, Politics, Transportation & Logistics

Tagged air traffic control areas, air traffic management, airspace, British-Irish airspaces, Danish-Swedish airspaces, EESC, EU legislation, FABs, Jacek Krawczyk, monopolies, nine cross-border functional airspace blocks, SES II legislation, single European airspace, Single European Sky

Eurocopter, Turbomeca and WZL 1 sign agreements to establish two full assembly lines for Poland’s military helicopter acquisition

Posted on 19, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Eurocopter and Turbomeca (Safran) today announced the signature of industrial cooperation agreements with Wojskowe Zaklady Lotnicze No. 1 (WZL-1) that include the creation of two separate full assembly lines within Poland for the EC725 Caracal helicopter and its Makila 2 … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, France, Government, Industrial, Poland, Politics, Technology

Tagged armed operations, EC725 Caracal helicopter, Eurocopter, helicopter, Jan Piętowski, Lodz, logistics support, Maxime Faribault, Mi-14, Mi-17, Mi-2, Mi-24, Mi-8, military, military forces, military helicopter, MRO support, multi-role helicopters, ojskowe Zaklady Lotnicze No. 1, Olivier Lambert, Poland, rescue duties, troop transport, Turbomeca, WZL-1

Construction begins on Airbus’ U.S. Assembly Line in Mobile, Alabama

Posted on 18, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Opportunity for some 1,000 high-skilled workers direct and many more in supply chain Blagnac, 18-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Airbus manufacturing in the United States advanced another step closer to reality today in Mobile, Alabama, as construction of the company’s A320 Family Assembly … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Industrial, Technology

Tagged A319, A320 Family Assembly Line, A321, Alabama, Assembly Line, aviation industry, Blagnac, Clay Jones, Dave Barger, Dr. Keivan Deravi, Fabrice Brégier, Gulf Coast, Henry Hinojosa, Liz Freeman, Mobile, Mobile Brookley Aeroplex, Tom Enders, Victoria Corob

Commission welcomes today’s vote of the EP on groundhandling services at EU airports

Posted on 18, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Brussels, 18-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission welcomes today’s vote of the European Parliament on groundhandling services at EU airports updating Directive 96/67/EC. With this vote, the Parliament is paving the way for negotiations with the Council and the Commission to … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Belgium, Business, European Union, Government, Law, Politics, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

Tagged airlines, airports, aviation chain, Directive 96/67/EC, EU airports, groundhandling services, legislation, noise, passengers, Siim Kallas

The European Commission extended the Estonian Air state aid investigation opened in February 2013

Posted on 18, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Brussels, 18-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — State aid: Commission extends inquiry into public support measures for Estonian Air The European Commission has extended the scope of an in-depth investigation opened in February 2013 into public support measures in favour of Estonian Air (see IP/13/133) … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Belgium, Business, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

Tagged Estonian Air, EU rules, EU state aid rules, investigation, MEIP, Public interventions, R&R guidelines, state aid, state aid investigation, TFEU

Airbus’ Cabin BFE Supplier Support Rating recognises suppliers for best in-service performance

Posted on 18, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Airbus recognises cabin BFE suppliers’ customer support Blagnac, 18-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — At the 2013 Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Genevieve Laurens-Chassagne, Head of Supplier Support Management – Customer Services at Airbus, presented awards in recognition of those cabin Buyer-Furnished-Equipment (BFE) suppliers … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Awards, Business, France, Technology, Transportation & Logistics

Tagged 2013 Aircraft Interiors Expo, AIM Aviation Henshalls, Airbus, Awards, B/E Aerospace, BFE Supplier Support Rating, BFE suppliers, Blagnac, Bucher, Buyer-Furnished-Equipment, Diehl Service Modules, equipment, Expo, Genevieve Laurens-Chassagne, Hamburg, in-service performance, Zodiac Seats France, Zodiac Seats US LLC

Airbus to enrich its Premium Economy Seating offering available in the A350 XWB Catalogue in partnership with EADS Sogerma

Posted on 16, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Offering even more interior choices for A350 XWB operators EADS Sogerma to introduce a new seat model into the A350 XWB catalogue Joining Zodiac in enriching the A350 XWB’s Premium Economy Seating offer Aircraft Interiors Expo 2013, Hamburg, 16-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Germany, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

Tagged A350 XWB, Airbus, Airbus Contracted Suppliers, Aircraft Interiors Expo 2013, airliners, Celeste seat, EADS Sogerma, ergonomics, galleys, Hamburg, IFE capability, innovative cradle seat, interior, pre-developed interior solutions, premium economy passengers, Premium Economy Seating, Privacy options, Zodiac Seats

LAAD Defense & Security exposition in Brazil will feature Eurocopter light- and medium-lift helicopters

Posted on 15, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Eurocopter’s long-term commitment to Brazilian helicopter operators and industry is being marked at the LAAD Defense & Security exposition 15-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — This week’s LAAD Defense & Security exposition will feature a comprehensive lineup of Eurocopter light- and medium-lift helicopters, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, France, Germany, Marketing, Security & Safety, Technology

Tagged AS350 Fennec, aviation industry, Bahía, Brazil, Brazilian Air Force, Brazilian Army, Brazilian Navy, civil operators, Defense, EC725, EC725s, Eurocopter, Eurocopter helicopters, helicopters, LAAD, LAAD Defense & Security exposition, military operators, police, Rio de Janeiro, Riocentro, rotorcraft, SECURITY

Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris is the first Mexican airline with Sharklet-equipped A320

Posted on 12, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Blagnac, 12-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris celebrated the delivery of its first Sharklet-equipped Airbus A320 with a special flight from Mexico City to Cancun. Volaris is the first Mexico-based operator of the new fuel-saving wing tip devices. The flight … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

Tagged A320neo, aircraft, Blagnac, Cancun, flight, IAE engines, low-cost carrier, Mexico, Mexico City, Sharklet-equipped A320, Volaris

EADS Successfully Places $ 1 Billion Inaugural U.S. Bond in the U.S. institutional market for first time in its history

Posted on 12, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Amsterdam, 12-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — EADS has successfully placed bonds in the U.S. institutional market for the first time in its history by pricing an inaugural USD 1 billion bond with a 10-year maturity on April 9, 2013. The proceeds of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Germany, Investment, Netherlands

Tagged 10-year maturity, bond, bonds, funding, U.S. institutional market

Eurocopter makes a breakthrough into the Bangladeshi civil helicopter market with the arrival of Ecureuil family

Posted on 11, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Eurocopter makes a breakthrough into the Bangladeshi civil helicopter market with the arrival of the country’s first Eurocopter rotorcraft this year. An EC130 B4 was delivered to R&R Aviation; while an AS350 B3e was showcased to civilian and governmental prospects … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Technology, Transportation & Logistics

Tagged Bangladesh, Bangladeshi civil helicopter market, Ecureuil, Eurocopter, rotorcraft

AS350B3e, the latest version of Eurocopter’s successful Ecureuil family, to enter the UK market

Posted on 10, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

The AS350B3e, the newest version of Eurocopter’s successful Ecureuil family, is the latest addition to the UK’s important single engine helicopter fleet in Private/Business Aviation Oxford, UK, 10-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — After its entry into service in September 2011, the AS350B3e, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom

Dassault’s FalconBroadcast Service Now Available on Falcon 2000 and Falcon 900 EASy Models

Posted on 10, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Saint-Cloud, France, 10-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Dassault Falcon announced today that its new FalconBroadcast airborne health monitoring service is now available on all Falcon 2000 and Falcon 900 models equipped with the EASy cockpit. “This service has been available for our … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Technology

Category Archives: Aviation & Aerospace

EUR 300m EIB loan in support of European aeronautics leader EADS

KfW IPEX-Bank to finance Düsseldorf Airport infrastructure modernisation

Strong civil aviation business helps Safran report 9.5% revenue growth in Q1 2013

Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines deal to be investigated by EC under the EU merger regulation

HR company Randstad names EADS the most attractive employer to work for in Spain

Safran an official partner in the 45th EDHEC Sailing Cup in Brest, France

Helibras selects Safran Engineering Services to integrate the Avionics Systems modernization of Esquilo and Fennec helicopters

EESC: There is no single market without a single European airspace

Eurocopter, Turbomeca and WZL 1 sign agreements to establish two full assembly lines for Poland’s military helicopter acquisition

Construction begins on Airbus’ U.S. Assembly Line in Mobile, Alabama

Commission welcomes today’s vote of the EP on groundhandling services at EU airports

The European Commission extended the Estonian Air state aid investigation opened in February 2013

Airbus’ Cabin BFE Supplier Support Rating recognises suppliers for best in-service performance

Airbus to enrich its Premium Economy Seating offering available in the A350 XWB Catalogue in partnership with EADS Sogerma

LAAD Defense & Security exposition in Brazil will feature Eurocopter light- and medium-lift helicopters

Mexican low-cost carrier Volaris is the first Mexican airline with Sharklet-equipped A320

EADS Successfully Places $ 1 Billion Inaugural U.S. Bond in the U.S. institutional market for first time in its history

Eurocopter makes a breakthrough into the Bangladeshi civil helicopter market with the arrival of Ecureuil family

AS350B3e, the latest version of Eurocopter’s successful Ecureuil family, to enter the UK market

Dassault’s FalconBroadcast Service Now Available on Falcon 2000 and Falcon 900 EASy Models

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