EADS Press Releases

• Published on July 24, 2013 - 11:03 GMT

  The Eurocopter Foundation partners with two NGOs to advance aeronautical education and aid disadvantaged communities

  By partnering with the Castel Mauboussin Association, which helps people with disabilities pursue careers in the aerospace industry, the Foundation will support the training of flight assistants for helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) flights – a …

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• Published on July 23, 2013 - 15:56 GMT

  American Airlines takes delivery of its first A320 Family aircraft

  American Airlines today took delivery of its first A320 Family aircraft at a special ceremony at Airbus facilities in Hamburg, Germany. Teams from American Airlines, Airbus and CFM International celebrated the first of 260 Airbus single-aisles the airline …

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• Published on July 23, 2013 - 11:44 GMT

  South African Airways (SAA) takes delivery of its first two A320s

  South African Airways (SAA) has taken delivery of its first two A320s out of a total of 20 A320 Family aircraft ordered from Airbus in 2010. The development is set to deliver cost efficiencies and allow SAA to expand its Sub-Sahara regional route network …

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• Published on July 22, 2013 - 13:36 GMT

  Eurocopter EC225 helicopters to resume their full mission operability worldwide

  The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) regulatory authority validated on July 10 these safety measures, which were developed by Eurocopter after an extensive investigation into the main gear box shaft failures of two EC225 helicopters in the North Sea …

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• Published on July 22, 2013 - 13:36 GMT

  Networked research: Innovation campus in Ottobrunn launches first projects and is renamed Ludwig Boelkow Campus

  The innovation campus in Ottobrunn/Taufkirchen near Munich, which until now was known under the working title of Bavarian International Campus Aerospace Security (BICAS), on Monday received funding approval from the Bavarian Ministry of Economics to the …

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• Published on July 22, 2013 - 10:20 GMT

  Heron 1 – More than 15,000 flight hours in Afghanistan

  At the beginning of July, the Heron 1 UAS logged its 15,000th operational flight hour. The three systems, which are operated by Cassidian subsidiary Airborne Solutions on behalf of the Luftwaffe, are stationed in Mazar-e-Sharif in north Afghanistan where …

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• Published on July 19, 2013 - 13:52 GMT

  Airbus delivers its 1,000th A330 to Cathay Pacific

  Airbus has celebrated the delivery of the 1,000th A330. The aircraft, an A330-300 powered by Rolls-Royce Trent 700 engines, was handed over to Cathay Pacific Airways at special ceremony in Toulouse today. Cathay Pacific together with its sister airline …

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• Published on July 19, 2013 - 13:52 GMT

  Career opportunities for women: EADS listed amongst the top ten companies in German Federal Ministry ranking

  EADS is one of the best companies in Germany for offering women fair opportunities for career advancement. This is one of the findings that have emerged from the “Frauen-Karriere-Index” (Women's career index, FKi) survey carried out this year for the …

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• Published on July 19, 2013 - 09:48 GMT

  Atlantic Air Industries joins the ATR maintenance network

  ATR, the European manufacturer of turboprop aircraft, and Atlantic Air Industries (AAI), a French company specializing in aircraft maintenance, have signed a collaboration agreement making AAI a new member of ATR's network of partner maintenance …

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• Published on July 18, 2013 - 17:19 GMT

  Michael Kostelnik named president of Astrium Americas, VP of EADS North America’s Space line of business

  Astrium Americas, an EADS North America company, today announced the selection of retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Michael Kostelnik as president of Astrium Americas and Vice President of EADS North America’s Space line of business, effective July 1. Astrium …

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• Published on July 18, 2013 - 17:19 GMT

  Astrium will deliver six MTG propulsion systems to OHB

  Europe’s leading space technology company, and OHB System AG, a subsidiary company of the European space and technology group OHB AG, today signed a contract for the delivery of propulsion systems for six Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) weather satellites. …

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• Published on July 18, 2013 - 17:19 GMT

  Astrium selected for MicroWave Sounder instruments for MetOp Second Generation satellites

  Astrium, Europe’s leading space technology company, has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to supply the MicroWave Sounder (MWS) instruments for the MetOp Second Generation series of satellites (MetOp-SG). The contract for the MWS instruments …

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• Published on July 18, 2013 - 17:19 GMT

  Astrium a prime contractor twice over for Alphasat launch aboard Ariane 5

  Astrium, Europe’s leading space technology company, is preparing Alphasat, the most sophisticated commercial communications satellite ever built, for its launch. On 25 July, Alphasat should be launched aboard an Ariane 5 to reach the geo-stationary orbit ( …

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• Published on July 18, 2013 - 14:15 GMT

  UTair takes delivery of its first Airbus A321

  UTair, one of Russia’s leading carriers, took delivery of its first Airbus aircraft. The brand-new A321 was handed over at a ceremony held at Airbus in Hamburg, Germany. The aircraft is part of a firm order for 20 A321s signed by UTair in July 2012, which …

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• Published on July 17, 2013 - 17:12 GMT

  Saving lives from the sky: Eurocopter operators’ helicopters provide a dramatic demonstration of emergency services at the Royal ...

  During the RIAT event at RAF Fairford in the Cotswolds on July 20-21, a dramatic rescue scenario will be enacted using three aircraft from Eurocopter’s mid-sized, twin-engine helicopter family: an EC145 outfitted for fire and rescue duties, a police- …

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• Published on July 16, 2013 - 14:51 GMT

  Airbus Military welcomes Cameroon as new operator

  Airbus Military is pleased to welcome the Cameroon Air Force as a new operator of its aircraft with the delivery of a CN235 medium transport. The handover makes Cameroon the sixteenth sub-Saharan nation to operate Airbus Military´s family of light and …

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• Published on July 15, 2013 - 16:06 GMT

  Eurocopter develops a new flight guidance concept for quieter helicopter landing procedures

  These new landing procedures were validated with a twin-engine Eurocopter EC155 during flight tests performed as part of the company’s participation in the Green Rotorcraft Integrated Technology Demonstrator program – which is part of Europe’s Clean Sky …

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• Published on July 15, 2013 - 12:33 GMT

  A350 XWB achieves 92 flight test hours since first flight

  The A350 XWB MSN1 has performed well during the first 92 flight test hours already achieved since its maiden flight on June 14th 2013. The A350 XWB flight test campaign will total around 2,500 flight hours with a fleet of five development aircraft. During …

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• Published on July 11, 2013 - 14:35 GMT

  Germany’s Special Forces Command Set to Fly Eurocopter’s EC645 T2 Light Utility Helicopter

  The contract, worth a total of 194 million euros, includes not just the helicopters but also the related equipment packages to allow KSK to carry out its special operations missions. Deliveries of the 15 aircraft begin in late 2015 and will be completed by …

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• Published on July 11, 2013 - 12:39 GMT

  easyJet firms up order for 100 A320neo and 35 A320ceo aircraft

  Following its shareholders’ approval, easyJet has firmed up the purchase of 135 Airbus A320 family aircraft (100 A320neos and 35 A320ceos). The initial agreement was announced earlier in June. The agreement was concluded following a thorough technical and …

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