The Latest Press Releases

04.07.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Names A380 Delivery Centre in Hamburg After Jürgen Thomas

04.07.2008

Amsterdam - EADS opens exclusive negotiations with the group DAHER for acquisition of a majority interest within EADS Socata

04.07.2008

EADS Defence & Security to equip German military airfields with the most up-to-date radar and identification systems

03.07.2008

Noordwijk - Astrium successfully concludes In-Orbit Test

30.06.2008

EADS Defence & Security produces 500th target drone

30.06.2008

Poland’s Ministry of Health orders 23 Eurocopter EC135s for Nationwide Emergency Medical Services

Marignane - The Polish Ministry of Health has signed a contract for 23 Eurocopter EC135 helicopters to serve its nationwide Emergency Medical Services (EMS) network. The aircraft will be delivered between 2009 and 2010. The state-of-the-art EC135s, which will replace an ageing fleet of Mi-2s, will enable Poland’s air rescue system to become fully compliant with European JAR OPS-3 standards and to offer to its population the world’s most widely used EMS helicopter of the new generation. An EC135 flight simulator is also part of the contract.

30.06.2008

ESA commissions Astrium with operation of ISS

Bremen - The European Space Agency ESA has transferred all activities involved in the operation and exploitation of the European share of the International Space Station ISS to Astrium as prime industrial contractor.

30.06.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Selects Lead Logistics And Transport Providers

26.06.2008

Seville - First A400M Military Transporter Rolled Out

25.06.2008

Amsterdam - EADS and INCOSE signed an agreement on Systems Engineering Certification

25.06.2008

Tarbes - EADS Socata names Ken Dono as the 2008 “MVP” for TBM 850 sales

24.06.2008

Opening up new business markets

24.06.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Transports First Aircraft Segments To Assembly Line In China

23.06.2008

Amsterdam - SNIPOD: a new research project aimed at protection against sniper attacks

19.06.2008

Toulouse - MEA Receives Its First A330-200 Aircraft Directly Purchased From Airbus

18.06.2008

Amsterdam - EADS still willing to take a stake in UAC

17.06.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Foresees Demand For More Than 900 New Aircraft In Germany Over The Next 20 Years

17.06.2008

Eurocopter delivers the first EC135 helicopter for the Spanish Army Disaster Response Unit

Marignane - The Spanish Army Disaster Response Unit (UME) has just taken delivery of its first EC135 helicopter. This is an important milestone in the program to equip the UME, a new unit of the Spanish Armed Forces created by the Spanish Government on 7 October 2005.

16.06.2008

Toulouse - Middle East Client Orders Two Airbus A318 Elites

16.06.2008

Eurocopter showcases a State-of the-Art Product Range at EUROSATORY 2008

Marignane - Eurocopter, the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer, highlights once again its wide range of multipurpose products well adapted to the increasingly complex homeland security and defence missions faced by our governmental customers today.

13.06.2008

Luftwaffe Eurofighters – now ready to go at any time

12.06.2008

Friedrichshafen - Ulysses – longest serving spacecraft goes into retirement

12.06.2008

Kourou - Skynet 5C - triple success for Astrium

11.06.2008

EADS Defence & Security will carry out the Harrier AV-8B modernization programme for the Spanish Navy

11.06.2008

Toulouse - Air Astana Signs A Firm Order For Six A320s

11.06.2008

Toulouse - Second A380 Ro-Ro Vessel Named “City Of Hamburg” At Ceremony In Singapore

07.06.2008

EADS North America begins UH-72A Light Utility Helicopter deliveries to the U.S. Army National Guard

Tupelo, Mississippi - First unit receiving the UH-72A is the Mississippi Army National Guard’s 1-114 Security & Support Battalion in Tupelo, Mississippi

05.06.2008

SIDM completed its flight acceptance operations

05.06.2008

Toulouse - Central Europe Will Need Some 460 New Aircraft Within Next 20 Years

04.06.2008

Toulouse - Air One Orders A350s And A330s

03.06.2008

EADS Defence & Security to further improve VIRVE, nationwide authority network in Finland

31.05.2008

Amsterdam/Toulouse - Airbus selects Diehl / Thales as preferred bidder for Laupheim site

30.05.2008

TACA flight accident at Honduras Tegucigalpa Airport

Toulouse - Media Information on TACA 390

30.05.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Deploys Two Aircraft To Help Chinese Earthquake Relief Efforts

30.05.2008

Eurocopter increases its research to develop even greener helicopters

Berlin - Thanks to the research already carried out over the last few decades – for example, the development of three successive generations of the Fenestron® tail rotor – Eurocopter now has the quietest range of ) helicopters in the world. These efforts are now being pursued and intensified, in order to comply with ever stricter and widerranging environmental requirements.

29.05.2008

Toulouse - KD Avia Commits To 25 Airbus A320 Family Aircraft

29.05.2008

Amsterdam/Toulouse - EADS selects preferred suppliers for engineering services

28.05.2008

Toulouse - Gulf Air Orders 35 Airbus Single Aisle And Widebody Aircraft

28.05.2008

Eurocopter to acquire Motorflug Baden-Baden GmbH to extend its MRO Capabilities

Berlin/Marignane - On May 26th, Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH signed an agreement to acquire Motorflug Baden-Baden GmbH. The German specialist for helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) with bases in Baden-Baden, Rheinmünster and Schönhagen near Berlin will become an integral part of Eurocopter’s service and support business and will complement Eurocopter’s maintenance, repair and overhaul capabilities in the civil helicopter market. The acquisition of Motorflug will enable Eurocopter to offer even more comprehensive services to its customers while assuring the flexibility and reactivity its customers need.

28.05.2008

Stevenage - Skynet 5C satellite ready for launch on 30 May

28.05.2008

Eurocopter signs order to retrofit six more Bundeswehr CH53Gs

Berlin/Marignane - On May 28, at the ILA International Aerospace Exhibition, the German Federal Office for Defence Technology and Procurement (BWB) and Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH signed a contract for the retrofit of six more CH53G transport helicopters operated by the German Army to convert them to mission helicopters fitted with ballistic self protection and specific mission equipment. The order is worth approximately €24 million, a large proportion of which will go to medium-sized German equipment manufacturers. The German Army will take delivery of the urgently needed transport helicopters between May and November 2009.

28.05.2008

EADS Defence & Security and Nexter Systems team up for Operation Scorpion

27.05.2008

Berlin - Astrium wins satellite contract worth €263 million

27.05.2008

Eurocopter displays latest-generation Product Range at ILA 2008

Berlin/Marignane - Eurocopter, the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer in the civil and public services markets, will utilize this year’s ILA in Berlin to highlight its international market strength and its continuing ability to innovate. The company displays its state-of-the-art military helicopters, the Tiger combat helicopter and NH90 tactical transport helicopter, both of which are in service with several European nations as well as Australia. These two aircraft are joined by a French Air Force EC725 in Combat SAR configuration, and three of Eurocopter’s successful civil models, the EC120, EC130 and the EC135 in EMS configuration.

27.05.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Flies Its Three Star Products Into ILA

27.05.2008

EADS Defence & Security to operate the nationwide TETRA radio network with the Qatar Ministry of Interior for several years.

27.05.2008

Berlin - EADS Defence & Security and Thales pool their technological and operational expertise in the promising passive radar market

27.05.2008

Toulouse - Jet Airways Gets Airbus A330-200 Aircraft At The Berlin Air Show

27.05.2008

EADS Defence & Security and Indian authorities jointly develop missile warning system for Indian Forces' flying platforms

27.05.2008

€150m order completes EADS Defence & Security's electronic warfare responsibility in the A400M programme

27.05.2008

Toulouse - British Airways Buys Two Airbus A318s For London City Airport Services

26.05.2008

Hallbergmoos/ILA Berlin - A Matter of Fact – Eurofighter Typhoon Leads the Way at ILA

26.05.2008

Amsterdam - EADS Annual General Meeting agrees a 2007 dividend of € 0.12 per share

26.05.2008

EADS Defence & Security selected by Hong Kong Police Force for maintenance service of its TETRA network and terminals

26.05.2008

Toulouse - Airbus First Public Presentation Of A320 Fuel Cell Demonstrator At Berlin Airshow

26.05.2008

Berlin - TBM 850 model year 2008 at ILA Berlin 2008

22.05.2008

EADS Defence & Security chosen by Korea Electric Power Corporation for nationwide radio communications

21.05.2008

Beijing - EADS to support disaster relief efforts in China with donations, information, hardware and technical assistance

20.05.2008

Toulouse - Airbus contributes to Chinese earthquake stricken areas and commits to further long-term support

20.05.2008

Toulouse - MAZ Aviation commits to six Airbus A350 XWB Prestiges

20.05.2008

Toulouse - Jetalliance Group orders more Airbus ACJ family aircraft

20.05.2008

EADS Defence & Security to expand TETRAPOL radio network of Berlin city transport services

19.05.2008

Geneva, Switzerland - TBM 850 model year 2008 at EBACE

19.05.2008

Eurocopter highlights its position as the World’s No. 1 Business Aviation Helicopter Manufacturer at EBACE 2008

Geneva - Eurocopter is displaying 2 twin-engined helicopter at this year’s EBACE – the EC135 Hermès Helicopter on its booth No. 7540 (Hall 7) and the EC145 on its Outdoor Static Display (Hall 6).

19.05.2008

Geneva, Switzerland - JETFLY will take delivery of two new TBM 850s in 2008

19.05.2008

Friedrichshafen / Beijing - Emergency Response in China benefits from TerraSAR-X and Spot 5

15.05.2008

Toulouse - Alternative Fuel Partnership Teams Airbus With Honeywell, IAE And JetBlue

15.05.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Highlights Innovation And Career Opportunities At ILA 2008 Berlin Air Show

15.05.2008

Toulouse - Airbus chooses Spirit AeroSystems for A350 centre fuselage frame

15.05.2008

EADS Defence & Security takes part in research project to improve traffic situation using mobile sensors

14.05.2008

Amsterdam - EADS' Q1 2008 results reflect ongoing solid underlying performance and favourable seasonal effects

14.05.2008

Paul-Jérôme Evette appointed CEO of EADS Test & Services

13.05.2008

Amsterdam - A380 production ramp-up revisited

07.05.2008

EADS Socata’s first upgraded EMB 121 Xingu aircraft for the French military makes its maiden flight

Tarbes - A major step in the initial military retrofit avionics program lead by EADS Socata

07.05.2008

Amsterdam - Airbus and Latecoere discontinue negotiations on sites divestment

07.05.2008

Fucino - Astrium switches on the first signals from space: Giove-B is “on air”

06.05.2008

Austrian Minister of the Interior presents Eurocopter EC135 to Air Police in Innsbruck

Marignane - Austria’s minister of the interior, Günther Platter, inaugurated the first three of the eight new EC135 helicopters destined for the country’s air police at the flight operations base in Innsbruck on 5 May. Eurocopter will deliver four of the new helicopters in time for the UEFA European Football Championship, which is being hosted by Austria and Switzerland. This enables the air police to patrol the event with state-of-the-art helicopters. Later in May, the new EC135s will also be publicly presented in Salzburg, Vienna and Klagenfurt – each of which is an important venue for Euro 2008.

29.04.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Opens Modern Material And Logistics Centre In The Middle East

29.04.2008

Toulouse - Tunisair Chooses Airbus To Modernise And Expand Its Fleet With A350s, A330s And A320s

28.04.2008

Tarbes - Launch of FusComp program active phase

28.04.2008

Japan Coast Guard’s first two Eurocopter EC225 helicopters in operation missions

Marignane - The EC225 is the new reference for offshore SAR

25.04.2008

ATV re-boosts ISS to a higher orbit

Toulouse - New success for Astrium

24.04.2008

Toulouse - More Large Aircraft Needed On The Chinese Mainland In Next 20 Years

24.04.2008

Baikonur - Green light from Baikonur: Giove-B ready for launch

23.04.2008

Amsterdam - New Corporate Secretary and Head of Investor Relations at EADS

23.04.2008

Toulouse - Brazil Needs More Than 330 Aircraft In Next 20 Years

22.04.2008

Toulouse - Boeing And Airbus Join Forces To Improve Aviation’s Environmental Performance

22.04.2008

Toulouse - Low Dollar And High Metal Prices Lead Airbus To Increase Aircraft List Prices

22.04.2008

Amsterdam - EADS North America acquires PlantCML, a leading provider of emergency response solutions and services in the U.S. and Canada

21.04.2008

Toulouse - Airbus And Pratt & Whitney To Test Geared Turbofan Concept

17.04.2008

Friedrichshafen - Sentinel-2: A new contract worth €195 million for Astrium

16.04.2008

Toulouse - World’s First Trial Of A New Flight Procedure That Reduces Fuel Burn And Emissions During Cruise

15.04.2008

Toulouse - Bangkok Airways expands its ATR fleet with two more ATR 72-500s

14.04.2008

Madrid - First A400M moves to next assembly station approaching First Flight

11.04.2008

Toulouse - Aer Lingus Orders Airbus A350-900s And More A330-300s

11.04.2008

Two students named for the 2008 “Young Eagles” internship sponsored by EADS Socata and the Experimental Aircraft Association

Lakeland, Florida - The selected students will spend six weeks at EADS Socata’s headquarters facility in Tarbes, France.

09.04.2008

Lakeland, Florida, USA - Charlie Holomek is Named EADS SOCATA North America’s Vice President - Customer Support

08.04.2008

Lakeland, Florida - New Paint Scheme for EADS Socata’s 2008 TBM 850 is Introduced at the Sun ’n Fun Fly-In

08.04.2008

Amsterdam - EADS statement on leaks concerning the AMF investigation

07.04.2008

First NH90 for Finnish Army Aviation delivered

Marignane - The first of 20 NH90 TTT (Tactical Troop Transport) for the Finnish Army Aviation was delivered on March 11 at Eurocopter’s Marignane facility. It will subsequently be stationed at the Utti Base of the Finnish Defence Forces. This first aircraft was assembled by Eurocopter, while the remaining 19 will be assembled by Patria in Finland.

07.04.2008

Stevenage and Guildford - EADS Astrium signs an agreement to acquire Surrey Satellite Technology Limited from the University of Surrey

07.04.2008

Eurocopter signs Distributorship Agreement with Heli Invest in Poland

Marignane - Eurocopter confirms a new level of cooperation with the Warsaw-based Heli Invest Company by the signature of a Distributorship Agreement for the territory of the Republic of Poland. Eurocopter has been working with Heli Invest for the past four years. This new agreement aims at providing even better service to the company’s growing customer base in Poland.

03.04.2008

Toulouse - Rendez-Vous in Space : ATV Jules Verne reaches its destination

02.04.2008

EADS Defence & Security to enhance Philippine air traffic security

02.04.2008

Friedrichshafen - From space to the ocean depths

02.04.2008

EADS North America nears the 25-delivery milestone for its UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter

Arlington, Virginia - U.S. Army takes on-time delivery of the 23rd and 24th aircraft

02.04.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Wins Two Awards At Aircraft Interiors Expo

01.04.2008

EADS Test & Services (UK) Ltd provides maintenance services for British Army optronics systems

01.04.2008

Toulouse - Airbus Initiates A Potential New Industry Standard For Galleys

01.04.2008

Amsterdam - Notifications by AMF of charges against EADS and some of its executives

29.02.2008

Amsterdam - EADS to expand its U.S. industrial presence following selection of Northrop Grumman KC-30 Tanker

28.02.2008

Houston, Heli-Expo - Major success for Eurocopter at Heli-Expo 2008: 111 signatures for its brand new EC175, 120 orders for its current range

27.02.2008

EADS Defence & Security selected by the Italian Ministry of Defence to provide Joint Military Message Handling System.

27.02.2008

Toulouse - A320 Successfully Completes First Test Flight Powered By New IAE SelectOne Engines

26.02.2008

Luftwaffe Eurofighters in Neuburg break the 1,000 flight-hour barrier

26.02.2008

Friedrichshafen/Stevenage - Astrium missions to study Earth-bound asteroid Apophis win international prizes

25.02.2008

Madrid - United Arab Emirates orders the A330 MRTT air to air refuelling aircraft from EADS

25.02.2008

On 30 January 2008, the EC225 received its type certification from the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA).

On 30 January 2008, the EC225 received its type certification from the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA). The way is now cleared for the commercial operation in the United States of this twin-engine aircraft in the 11 metric ton class.

24.02.2008

Houston, TX - American Eurocopter Delivers the First EC225 in the United States to Era Helicopters LLC

24.02.2008

Eurocopter unveils its brand-new EC175 at Heli-Expo 2008 Market Introduction of the World’s latest Technology 7 Ton Class Helicopter

Houston, 2008 Heli-Expo 2008 - At 11.30 AM on the opening day of this year’s Heli-Expo, February 24, Eurocopter lifted the veil off a brand-new member of its helicopter family: the EC175. The full-scale mock-up was highlighted on the company’s booth # 631. Eurocopter is now introducing its 16-passenger civil product to the market. Two first launch partners were present at the unveiling ceremony. They are: Bristow Group (USA) and VIH Aviation Group (Canada). Eurocopter will announce further customers during the show.

22.02.2008

Toulouse - BOC Aviation Signs Firm Order For Five A330-200F Aircraft

22.02.2008

Toulouse - ATR 42–300 missing

22.02.2008

Toulouse - Avianca Takes Delivery Of First Airbus A320 Family Aircraft

21.02.2008

Marignane - Eurocopter offers two “Firsts” at Heli-Expo 2008: World’s first-ever Unveiling of a brand new Helicopter, First-ever Display in the United States of an EC225

21.02.2008

Singapore - Lao Airlines Signs For One ATR 72-500

20.02.2008

EADS Defence & Security selected for the TETRA COMDES radio network in the region of Valencia

20.02.2008

Toulouse - Inauguration of Astrium Services’ new Teleport in Toulouse

20.02.2008

Friedrichshafen / Geneva - TerraSAR-X supports UN Emergency Response

20.02.2008

Singapore - EADS and A*STAR Sign Framework Agreement for Research Collaborations

20.02.2008

Astrium Services to supply PASSEREL communications services to France’s troops

Four year contract to service all major French bases overseas

20.02.2008

Singapore - Air Tahiti Orders its 25th ATR aircraft

20.02.2008

Singapore - ATR and Air Vanuatu Sign Contract For One ATR 72-500

19.02.2008

Toulouse - Korean Air Expands A380 Aircraft Order

19.02.2008

Singapore - Cebu Pacific Receives the First ATR to Fly in the Philippines

19.02.2008

Munich/Hanover - Astrium Services and Allsat form JV for European Navigation and Positioning Services

19.02.2008

Toulouse - Emission Free Power For Civil Aircraft: Airbus Successfully Demonstrates Fuel Cells In Flight

19.02.2008

Eurocopter displays a Wide Range of Helicopters at the First Singapore Airshow

Singapore, Singapore Airshow 2008 - The extensive product display illustrates the sales breakthrough in various market segments last year by Eurocopter South East Asia, its Singaporean subsidiary

18.02.2008

Singapore - EADS to partner two main Singapore universities in R&D

18.02.2008

Infoterra Group expands into Spain

Valencia - Astrium today announced that it has entered into a joint-venture with the Cartographic Institute of Catalonia (ICC), the Catalan official mapping agency, and Hisdesat, a space services provider, to create Infoterra Servicios de Geoinformación SA (Infoterra SGSA).

16.02.2008

Eurocopter proud to showcase strong participation at 5th Defexpo 2008

New Delhi, Defexpo 2008 - Eurocopter, the world’s leading helicopter manufacturer, will be having a dominant presence at the four day Defexpo event, organised jointly by the Defence Exhibition Organisation and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). Eurocopter’s presence at Defexpo is one more step towards continuing a long successful partnership with India, which started more than 45 years ago with the licensing agreement to produce the “Alouette” and “Lama” helicopters in India, where they became the famous “Chetak” and “Cheetah” models.

15.02.2008

Dresden - China Eastern Airlines Takes Delivery of Third A300-600 Converted Freighter Aircraft

15.02.2008

Singapore - RSAF, Eurocopter and EADS to cooperate in R&D project on Condition-Based Maintenance

15.02.2008

Toulouse - Reduced Pilot Training Now Approved For The A380

14.02.2008

Astrium heading European programme for International Space Station operations

Bremen - The hatch opening of Columbus marks the beginning of its operation and Europe’s use of the International Space Station. Astrium is heading an industry consortium on behalf of the European Space Agency (ESA) as part of the Exploitation Programme. The consortium is responsible for the operation and use of the ISS.

14.02.2008

Madrid - EADS Military Transport Aircraft completes successfully the Flight Test Phase 1 of the A330 MRTT Aircraft

14.02.2008

Stevenage - Astrium welcomes UK Civil Space Strategy

14.02.2008

EADS Defence & Security to supply SAMOC to Saudi Arabian forces

01.02.2008

EADS Test & Services installs test systems at the Indian Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE) to support combat aircraft development