Paris Air Show 2009

19.06.2009

Paris - Astrium helps Irish soldiers in Chad keep in touch with family and friends

19.06.2009

Turkish Airlines to acquire seven more Airbus A330s

Le Bourget - Adds flexibility to long-haul fleet

19.06.2009

University of Queensland “COz” team triumphs in Airbus Fly Your Ideas challenge final in Paris

Le Bourget - Students win with project on bio-composite materials made from castor plant

19.06.2009

Airbus establishes research cooperation agreement with JAXA

Le Bourget - Airbus reinforces its position among Japanese aerospace community

19.06.2009

Paramount Airways commits to 10 Airbus A321 aircraft

Le Bourget - Airbus fleet to launch international network

19.06.2009

Le Bourget - Airbus wins commitments worth US$12.9 billion at Paris Air Show

18.06.2009

Wizz Air commits to buy 50 Airbus A320s

Le Bourget - The low cost low fare carrier prepares for the future

18.06.2009

Eurocopter signs contract to retrofit 26 CH53 Bundeswehr helicopters for personnel recovery missions

Le Bourget - On June 18th, Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH and the German Federal Agency for Defense Technology and Procurement (BWB) signed a contract at the Paris Air Show to retrofit one prototype followed by a further 25 of the German Army’s CH53 GS/GE transport helicopters with the capability to perform personnel recovery missions. The contract is worth around 24.9 million euros, with a large part going to the medium-sized German equipment industry. The first retrofitted helicopter is scheduled for delivery in early 2010.

18.06.2009

Le Bourget - The French Ministry of Defence renews its satellite telecommunications services contract with Astrium

18.06.2009

Astrium to supply Serbia with a national spatial data infrastructure

Le Bourget - In partnership with IGN France International, Spot Infoterra – a division of Astrium Services – will supply a complete system including geoinformation data and services to the Serbian Geodesy Institute

18.06.2009

Eurocopter South East Asia delivers the first EC155 B1 to Northern Service Flight Company (NSFC) in Vietnam

Le Bourget - Eurocopter is pleased to announce the delivery of the first EC155 B1 to Northern Service Flight Company (NSFC) based in Hanoi (Vietnam). Founded in 1989, NSFC belongs to the Service Flight Corporation (SFC), a long-standing partner of Eurocopter. NSFC is one of the leading businesses in the country providing a wide range of helicopter passenger flights for oil and gas exploration, search and rescue operations, field survey, tourism etc.

18.06.2009

Le Bourget - Astrium acquires capacity on Eutelsat’s new W2A satellite

18.06.2009

EADS Cognac Aviation Training Services provides 50, 000 flight hours

17.06.2009

RTE contributes to the economic stimulus plan and renews part of its helicopter fleet

Le Bourget - At the centenary celebrations of the Paris International Air Show at Le Bourget, and in the presence of Patrick Devedjian, the Minister responsible for France's Economic Stimulus Plan, Philippe Harache, Senior Executive Vice-President of Eurocopter, and Dominique Maillard, Chairman of the RTE Management Board, the public electricity transmission system operator today signed a contract worth €9m. By signing up to replace part of its fleet from this year, RTE is extending its commitment under the Economic Stimulus Plan. The European helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter, a division of the EADS Group, will supply RTE with a total of four aircraft: three single-engine "Ecureuils" (two B2s and one B3s) and one twin-turbine EC135. These helicopters will all be equipped with Turbomeca (Safran Group) engines.

17.06.2009

Airbus MoU with IAI to explore eco-efficient ‘engines-off’ taxiing

Le Bourget - “Taxibot” concept aims to remove the need to turn on the aircraft’s engines during taxi phase – reducing environmental impact of ground operations

17.06.2009

Condor launch the A320 Enhanced Cabin Retrofit programme

Le Bourget - Innovative new cabin now benefits operators of in-service aircraft – brighter, more space, and lower weight

17.06.2009

EADS Defence & Security Selects CalAmp’s Sentry 4G for Wireless Communication Applications Outside North America

17.06.2009

Le Bourget / Augsburg - Premium AEROTEC has completed the first Barrier Wall for the new Airbus A330-200F

17.06.2009

Paris - Eurocopter hands over an additional EC155 B1 to Dancopter, Marking the 100th EC155 and 900th Dauphin Helicopter Family Delivery

17.06.2009

Aigle Azur orders its first brand new Airbus A319

Le Bourget - Airline boosts eco-efficiency with an all Airbus fleet

17.06.2009

ZestAir places its first order for A320

Le Bourget - Airline become new Airbus customer

16.06.2009

Eurocopter Signs a Contract for Three Ecureuil B3s with the Indian Operator Pawan Hans

Le Bourget - The European helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter is pleased to announce the signing of a 7 million euro contract for three AS350 B3 Ecureuils with Pawan Hans, India's leading helicopter operator in the civil and parapublic market. Thanks to the versatility of this single-engine helicopter, Pawan Hans will be able to operate it for variety of missions ranging from tourism, medical evacuation to surveillance operations. Pawan Hans currently operates 27 Dauphin helicopters–the largest Dauphin fleet in the world.

16.06.2009

Last Airbus A350 XWB CFRP demonstrator fuselage shell delivered

Le Bourget / Nordenham - Premium AEROTEC delivered the door frame shell for the CFRP fuselage demonstrator from Nordenham to Airbus Operations GmbH in Hamburg for structural testing today on schedule. This marks another major milestone on the way towards serial production for the A350 XWB at Premium AEROTEC. The aerospace supplier, founded in January 2009, is the main aerostructure supplier for this new family of Airbus aircraft.

16.06.2009

Airbus recognises suppliers for best in-service performance

Le Bourget - Supplier Support Rating award winners judged by 115 Airbus operators

16.06.2009

AirAsia X orders the A350 XWB

Le Bourget - Long haul low cost carrier places firm order for 10 aircraft

16.06.2009

Le Bourget - Lao Airlines Introduces ATR 72-500s into fleet

16.06.2009

Le Bourget - Asian customer orders Airbus A320 Prestige

16.06.2009

Vietnam Airlines orders more Airbus aircraft

Le Bourget - Firm order for 16 A321s and MOU for two more A350 XWBs

16.06.2009

Le Bourget - Eurocopter’s Subsidiary Helibras delivers the First EC145 Stylence in Brazil for VIP Customers

16.06.2009

Le Bourget - ATR and Royal Air Maroc sign contract for 8 ATR ‘-600 series aircraft, including 2 options

16.06.2009

Le Bourget - Eurocopter and National Research Council Canada Sign Cooperation Agreement at Paris Air Show

16.06.2009

Le Bourget - Spanish carrier Air Nostrum places order for 10 ATR 72-600s plus options for 10 additional aircraft

16.06.2009

The Turkish operator Koçoğlu Aviation to receive new EC135 helicopters

Le Bourget - A total of 12 aircraft will be operated for emergency medical services

16.06.2009

Cebu Pacific increases outstanding A320 orders to 15

Le Bourget - Will enable airline to continue to expand across Asian region

15.06.2009

Friedrichshafen - TerraSAR-X marks two successful years in orbit

15.06.2009

EADS Defence & Security highlights Advanced UAV in full scale

15.06.2009

Qatar Airways buys 24 Airbus A320 Family aircraft

Paris Air Show 2009 - Adds flexibility to fleet

15.06.2009

Paris - Premium AEROTEC signs contract for work packages for new Airbus A350 XWB in Le Bourget making it the largest Tier-1 aerostructures supplier

15.06.2009

Eurocopter and ATE team up on Stand-alone Weapon System for Helicopters

Paris Air Show 2009 - Eurocopter and French airborne systems integrator, ATE, have teamed up to design, develop, manufacture and sustain a modern, Stand-Alone Weapon System (SAWS) for any of Eurocopter’s light and medium helicopter products. This modular system is exhibited with an AS550 Fennec light military helicopter on Eurocopter’s static display at the Paris Air Show.

15.06.2009

Le Bourget - Vietnam Airlines brings to 16 its fleet of ATR 72-500s

15.06.2009

Le Bourget/Paris - New Technology on Display: EADS Presents Leading-Edge Systems at Paris Airshow

15.06.2009

Le Bourget - Eurocopter South East Asia (ESEA) will move in 2010 to the new Seletar Aerospace Park in Singapore

15.06.2009

Le Bourget - ATR annonce des commandes pour 28 avions neufs le premier semestre

05.06.2009

Toulouse - Aerolia at the Paris Air Show - Le Bourget for the first time

29.05.2009

Airbus demonstrates 40 years of innovation and shaping efficiency

Blagnac - Leading eco-efficient products on display from 15th to 21th June at 48th Paris Air Show