The Romanian Prime Minister Mr. Adrian Nastase Visits the Facilities of Eurocopter Romania
Mr. Philippe Camus, CEO of the EADS group and Mr. Jean-Paul Gut, Executive Vice President, head of EADS International, were in Brasov on Friday 23 July to welcome the Romanian Prime Minister, Mr. Adrian Nastase, on his first visit to Eurocopter Romania.
Marignane, 23 July 2004
Mr. Nastase took this opportunity to see Eurocopter Romania's industrial facilities for himself, and inspect the new assembly program for the EC 135 light, twin-engine helicopter designed to meet the requirements of the Romanian government.
Mr. Nastase stopped to take a special look at an aircraft intended for the Interior Ministry. The Romanian government is planning to enlarge its current fleet of EC 135 helicopters following their selection by the Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Health who are currently operating a fleet of 5 EC 135.
The industrial activity of Eurocopter Romania, a joint venture in partnership with IAR, is in full growth. Eurocopter Romania was created in 2002, and Eurocopter owns 51% of its capital. Eurocopter Romania will support and modernize Eurocopter's first generation of helicopters throughout the world, and the company, which directly employs more than 50 people, and indirectly employs more than 100 people, is currently retrofitting the Pumas of the British Ministry of Defense.
Eurocopter Romania is also actively marketing and supporting the new range of Eurocopter products in Romania and neighboring countries.
Eurocopter is a wholly-owned subsidiary of EADS. EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2003 EADS, generated revenues of € 30.1 billion and employed a workforce of about 109,000. The EADS Group includes the aircraft manufacturer Airbus, the world’s largest helicopter supplier Eurocopter and the joint venture MBDA, the second-largest missile producer in the global market. EADS is the major partner in the Eurofighter consortium, is the prime contractor for the Ariane launcher, develops the A400M military transport aircraft and is the largest industrial partner for the European satellite navigation system Galileo.
For further information, please contact:
| Jean Louis ESPES |
Tel : + 33 (0)4 42 85 95 55 Fax : + 33 (0)4 42 85 95 64 |
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Eurocopter Aéroport International Marseille Provence F-13725 Marignane Cedex France | |
| Christina GOTZHEIN |
Tel : + 49 (0) 89 6000 64 88 Fax : + 49 (0) 89 6000 44 37 |
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Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH D-81663 München Germany | |
| Chantal LINARES |
Tel : + 33 (0)4 42 85 60 51 Fax : + 33 (0)4 42 85 95 64 |
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Eurocopter Aéroport International Marseille Provence F-13725 Marignane Cedex – France | |
| Christoph MÜLLER |
Tel : + 49 (0) 906 71 45 65 Fax : + 49 (0) 906 71 46 74 |
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Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH D-86607 Donauwörth Germany |
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