EADS Press Releases

• Published on March 27, 2013 - 13:53 GMT

  Five years of Columbus in space. Astrium celebrates space laboratory anniversary and promising future prospects

  Astrium, Europe’s leading space technology company, is opening a new chapter in European space flight. On the occasion of the celebrations to mark five successful years of service by the Columbus space laboratory on Wednesday, Astrium underscored its key …

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• Published on March 27, 2013 - 12:05 GMT

  Cassidian and Astrium Services provide French fire and rescue services with access to satellite communications

  Cassidian and Astrium Services have successfully completed the final validation tests for their remote solution for linking Tetrapol tactical cells using Astrium Services’ satellite communication services. The aim is to provide operations centres and the …

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• Published on March 27, 2013 - 08:36 GMT

  Ad-hoc release: EADS Gears Up for its Extraordinary General Meeting

  In preparation for its Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on Wednesday in Amsterdam, EADS announces an amendment to the Multiparty Agreement dated 5 December 2012 which the parties agreed to. By exception to the lock-up provisions and at the request of …

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• Published on March 27, 2013 - 08:36 GMT

  EADS Gears Up for its Extraordinary General Meeting

  In preparation for its Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on Wednesday in Amsterdam, EADS announces an amendment to the Multiparty Agreement dated 5 December 2012 which the parties agreed to. By exception to the lock-up provisions and at the request of …

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• Published on March 26, 2013 - 16:35 GMT

  Airbus installs Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines and Honeywell APU on A350 XWB MSN001

  Airbus has installed on the first flight-test A350 XWB (MSN001) its two flight-ready Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines and is also installing the new Honeywell HGT1700 auxiliary power unit (APU) at Airbus’ production facilities in Toulouse (France). The new …

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• Published on March 26, 2013 - 16:35 GMT

  Cassidian produces the world’s most advanced Eurofighter

  The Eurofighter IPA 8 (Instrumented Production Aircraft 8) test aircraft has achieved an important production milestone at Cassidian in Manching: with the mounting of the right wing, the connection between the cockpit, vertical tail unit and wings with the …

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• Published on March 26, 2013 - 16:35 GMT

  airberlin group takes delivery of its first Airbus A320 equipped with sharklets

  airberlin group takes delivery of its first Airbus A320 equipped with sharklets (c) Airbus airberlin group takes delivery of its first Airbus A320 equipped with sharklets (c) Airbus Germany's airberlin group took delivery of its first Airbus A320 …

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• Published on March 26, 2013 - 11:34 GMT

  Cassidian comes out on top at the 2013 International TETRA Awards

  Cassidian’s small TH1n terminal has won the International TETRA Awards for ‘Best TETRA Enterprise Product’. The ceremony took place at the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden on 21 March. In this category, the judges were looking for products that …

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• Published on March 25, 2013 - 13:51 GMT

  Hawaiian Airlines orders 16 A321neo aircraft

  Following a Memorandum of Understanding in January 2013, Airbus today announced a firm order for 16 A321neo aircraft from Hawaiian Airlines – the first single-aisle order of Airbus aircraft for the carrier. The aircraft will feature a comfortable two-class …

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• Published on March 25, 2013 - 13:51 GMT

  Cassidian offers advanced defence and security solutions at the LIMA ´13 Exhibition in Langkawi

  Cassidian will present its high-class portfolio of defence and security products at the Langkawi International Maritime Aerosprace Exhibition which will take place between the 26th and 30th March 2013. Looking forward to expanding Cassidian's …

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• Published on March 22, 2013 - 17:31 GMT

  Cassidian to provide Canadian Airforce with lastest radar technology

  Cassidian's ASR radar during trials at German Airbase Büchel. (c) Cassidian Cassidian's ASR radar during trials at German Airbase Büchel. (c) Cassidian Cassidian has won a € 50m programme to equip the airfields of the Royal Canadian Airforce with …

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• Published on March 22, 2013 - 17:31 GMT

  Vueling takes delivery of its first Airbus Sharklet equipped A320.

  Vueling, the largest low cost airline in Spain, has taken delivery of its first A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices, becoming the first Spanish carrier to do so. Including this delivery, Vueling’s in-service fleet rises to 61 …

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• Published on March 21, 2013 - 10:55 GMT

  Airbus signs MoU on aircraft financing with Abu Dhabi partner ADNL

  Airbus today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in aircraft financing and leasing with Abu Dhabi National Leasing Company (ADNL), the wholly owned lease finance arm of the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD), Abu Dhabi’s largest bank. …

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• Published on March 20, 2013 - 10:11 GMT

  Cassidian Optronics modernizes sighting systems of Colombian Navy submarines

  Cassidian Optronics improves the mission effectiveness of the 209 class submarines of the Colombian Navy by installing state-of-the-art sighting systems. After the already ordered refurbishment of an attack periscope, the Colombian Navy has now ordered a …

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• Published on March 20, 2013 - 10:11 GMT

  EADS 2013 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

  EADS 2013 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (PDF) EADS Ordentliche Hauptversammlung 2013 (PDF) EADS - ASSEMBLEE GENERALE ANNUELLE 2013 (PDF) EADS Junta General Anual de Accionistas 2013 (PDF)   EADS 2013 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Dear Shareholder, In accordance with …

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• Published on March 20, 2013 - 10:11 GMT

  American Airlines selects Airbus’ Runway Overrun Prevention System for its A320 Family fleet

  American Airlines has decided to equip all of its A320 Family fleet with Airbus’ innovative Runway Overrun Prevention System (ROPS) technology. This on-board cockpit technology, which Airbus has pioneered independently over several years, increases pilots’ …

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• Published on March 19, 2013 - 15:47 GMT

  Eurocopter’s new EC175 is praised by pilots, passengers and operators during its U.S. demonstration tour

  Performed with the no. 1 series production EC175, the three-week multi-state tour enabled pilots, support personnel, managers and others to experience the EC175’s capabilities first-hand during flights conducted from locations along the U.S. Gulf Coast. …

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• Published on March 19, 2013 - 15:47 GMT

  Wizz Air Ukraine takes delivery of its first Sharklet equipped A320.

  Wizz Air Ukraine, the leading Ukrainian low-cost airline, has taken delivery of an A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing tip devices, becoming the first Ukrainian carrier to do so. Sharklets are newly designed wing-tip devices that improve …

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• Published on March 19, 2013 - 11:25 GMT

  Astrium: operational and commercial launch of the fully complete Pléiades constellation

  Astrium, Europe’s leading space technology company, has announced the operational and commercial launch of the fully complete Pléiades constellation as well as SPOT 6, following the successful in-orbit qualification of the Pléiades 1B and SPOT 6 satellites …

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• Published on March 19, 2013 - 11:25 GMT

  Véronique Creissels nominated Head of Communications

  Véronique Creissels (c) Airbus Véronique Creissels (c) Airbus Véronique Creissels has been appointed Airbus’ Head of Communications and will take up the position in early June. Reporting directly to Airbus President and CEO, Fabrice Brégier, she will …

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