First Export Success: Swiss Air Force Selects the CASA C-295
Madrid, 05 December 2000
The Military Transport Aircraft Division of EADS welcomes the confirmation that the Swiss Chief of Armament, Toni Wicki, had decided to select the C-295 as military transport aircraft to be proposed to Parliament as part of procurement bill 2001.
The selection process took into account the results of the evaluation along with budgetary and security policy aspects. The contract signature for two C-295 and Full In Service Support (FISS) from EADS CASA is expected in October 2001 with deliveries scheduled for 2003.
The lower cost of the C-295 was finally the driving factor for its selection against the C27J. This decision reveals, once again, that the C-295 is the most cost effective option for a medium-size airlifter. The Spanish Air Force is the launching customer for CASA's C-295 with nine aircraft ordered. With this decision, the Swiss Air Force will become the first export customer of the C-295.
EADS was formed on July 10, 2000 following the merger of Aerospatiale Matra of France, DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) of Germany and the Spanish CASA. EADS is the third largest aerospace company in the world. It has approximately 87,000 employees.
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