Press Releases of the Year 2001

21.12.2001

Dresden - EFW receives FAA and LBA approvals for A300-600 conversion program

20.12.2001

Toulouse - Lufthansa Signs for 15 A380s Taking Airbus Orderbook to Nearly 100 Superjumbos

19.12.2001

London/Rome/Amsterdam - MBDA, a Global Company for Missile & Missile Systems

18.12.2001

Amsterdam - EADS: A400M Decision has High Impact on Further Integration of Europe - Largest Contract Ever

17.12.2001

Toulouse - Air France Receives First A330-200

17.12.2001

Sostar GmbH Develops New Surveillance System

Friedrichshafen - Million-Euro Order for the new European Radar Generation

14.12.2001

Dresden - Successful first flight of first converted A300-600

11.12.2001

Tarbes - EADS launches the TBM 700 Freighter

10.12.2001

Toulouse - Airbus Welcomes Entry Into Service of First Airbus A321 in SAS

10.12.2001

Les Mureaux - Successful Test of M51 Missile Components

07.12.2001

EADS expands its defence business in Information Warfare

Ulm - Joint Venture with Grintek founded

06.12.2001

Toulouse - First Foundation Pile for New A380 Assembly Hall

06.12.2001

Ottobrunn - Astrium lays Foundation Stone for New Ariane Production Centre in Bavaria

03.12.2001

Toulouse - Airbus Announces Measures to Help Reduce Airlines' Operating Costs

30.11.2001

Bremen/Saint-Hubert/Prague - Rockot Launches Micro-Satellites

26.11.2001

Friedrichshafen - "Hellas" obstacle warning system from EADS/Dornier being tested for use on US helicopters

20.11.2001

DLR hands over Rosetta-Lander to ESA

Friedrichshafen - Astrium built probe travels to the edge of our solar system

19.11.2001

Munich/Paris/Madrid - EADS: New European Technology Programme for Combat Air Systems of the Future

16.11.2001

Amsterdam - EADS welcomes the decisions taken by the ESA Ministerial Conference

15.11.2001

Madrid - EADS CASA delivers the new CASA C-295 military transport aircraft to the Spanish Air Force.

13.11.2001

Les Mureaux - First ATV model to begin testing

13.11.2001

Amsterdam - EADS Figures Third Quarter 2001

13.11.2001

Amsterdam - EADS posts strong third-quarter: Revenues increase of 26% to EUR 6.6 billion

12.11.2001

Toulouse - JMC Becomes New A330-200 Operator

12.11.2001

American Airlines Flight 587 Accident in New York

Toulouse - Media Information on American Airlines 587

09.11.2001

Bremen - Unmanned space transport vehicle ATV flies with the "Beluga"

09.11.2001

Munich - EADS-developed AUTOPOL helps police helicopters to spot people and vehicles

05.11.2001

Toulouse - Emirates and Airbus Announce Joint Venture on Aviation Services

05.11.2001

Toulouse - First Air purchases 4 ATR42-300s

05.11.2001

Toulouse - Investors and Operators rank ATR Number one in Turboprops for the third consecutive year

04.11.2001

Toulouse - Emirates Triples A380 Order, Selects A340-600 and Adds A330s

04.11.2001

Dubai - EADS: A380 contract with Emirates Airlines proves strong confidence in the commercial aircraft market and the Airbus Superjumbo

02.11.2001

Tokyo/Bremen - Eurockot wins launch contract for Japanese satellite

31.10.2001

Paris - Concerning the A380

29.10.2001

Paris - EADS Telecom enters North American Market With $17 Million Contract from U.S. Army

25.10.2001

Munich/Sofia - EADS in negotiations on modernisation of the Bulgarian MiG-29 fleet

23.10.2001

Mérignac - Qatar Airways Selects EADS Sogerma Services Seats for its A330 Aircraft

22.10.2001

Toulouse - First A319 Delivered to Air Mauritius

18.10.2001

Helsinki - EADS officially takes stake in Finnish Patria

17.10.2001

Toulouse - Airlines Welcome Airbus Security Task Force Proposals

16.10.2001

Madrid - The Chief of the Staff of the Spanish Air Force flew Eurofighter Typhoon "Fantastic, it is marvellous".

16.10.2001

Bremen - Astrium delivers first European research facility for the International Space Station (ISS)

12.10.2001

Ulm - EADS technology supports Eurofighter self-protection

11.10.2001

München/Lagerlechfeld - EADS und Luftwaffengeschwader vereinbaren Zusammenarbeit

11.10.2001

Athens/Toulouse - Air Mauritius acquires 1 ATR 72-500

11.10.2001

Athens/ oulouse - ATR announces sales for 4 ATR 42-500s

10.10.2001

Les Mureaux - M51 Solid Rocket Motor Casing Passes Proof Test with Flying Colors

06.10.2001

Toulouse - Qatar Airways Takes Delivery of First A320 from Airbus

01.10.2001

Toulouse - Vietnam Airlines Takes Delivery of its first ATR 72-500

28.09.2001

Madrid - Alberto Fernández - Head of EADS Military Transport Aircraft Division - appointed CEO of Airbus Military Company

25.09.2001

Amsterdam - EADS to donate FF1 million to victims of the disaster in Toulouse

21.09.2001

Friedrichshafen - "Hellas" obstacle warning system from EADS/Dornier increases safety for Federal Border Guard helicopters

20.09.2001

Amsterdam - EADS delivers strongly profitable first half year results

20.09.2001

Amsterdam - EADS First Half-Year Results 2001

19.09.2001

Ulm - EADS technology supports security and cooperation capabilities on NATO missions

18.09.2001

Amsterdam - EADS to donate Two Million Dollars to Victims of Terrorist Attacks in the USA

14.09.2001

Amsterdam - North European Decision in Favour of NH 90 Military Transport Helicopter is Further Strengthening EADS Defence Business

12.09.2001

EADS Builds Coastal Surveillance Radar for Estonia

Ulm - Million-euro contract for the protection of the external EU border

11.09.2001

Paris - EADS and Nortel Networks Redefine their Alliance in Telecommunications

04.09.2001

Tarbes - Aeronautical Academy of Europe inaugurated

30.08.2001

Madrid - Comunicado de EADS CASA en relación con el accidente de un avión CN-235 operado por Binter el día 29 de Agosto de 2001 en Málaga.

28.08.2001

Warsaw - EADS CASA signs with Poland the sale of 8 C-295 aircraft for a total of 212 million US-Dollars

27.08.2001

Munich - Interim Training Device Helps to Secure Eurofighter Introduction Into First German Fighter Wing

22.08.2001

Friedrichshafen - Astrium erhält Auftrag für Teleskopspiegel

14.08.2001

Amsterdam - Tiger helicopters preferred in Australia - a splendid example of EADS's effectiveness

14.08.2001

Moscow - EADS is largest foreign exhibitor at MAKS 2001 airshow in Moscow

10.08.2001

Marignane - Eurocopter's Tiger selected as the tenderer by the Australian Minister of Defence

09.08.2001

Toulouse - Final Assembly of First A318 Started

09.08.2001

Amsterdam - EADS order intake increases strongly in the first half year of 2001

08.08.2001

Toulouse - Emirates Boosts A330 Fleet

07.08.2001

Amsterdam - EADS confirms its profit targets

01.08.2001

Munich - First Airborne Collision Avoidance System II installed in NATO AWACS Trainer Cargo Aircraft (TCA)

30.07.2001

Toulouse - SAS Receives First Airbus A340-300

26.07.2001

EADS-CASA begins the Eurofighter Typhoon final assembly phase

Madrid - A step forward into the production phase of the Eurofighter Typhoon.

25.07.2001

Oshkosh, WI - 90 years celebration party in Oshkosh

20.07.2001

Munich - EADS participates in the British "Bowman" multi-billion military communications programme

19.07.2001

Amsterdam - Astrium to Acquire Bosch Satcom

18.07.2001

Amsterdam/London - EADS and BAE SYSTEMS name Airbus Shareholders' Committee

12.07.2001

Joint Press Statement by EADS and BAE SYSTEMS

Amsterdam/London - EADS and BAE SYSTEMS Complete Airbus Integration - Airbus SAS Formally Established

12.07.2001

Amsterdam - Creation of Airbus SAS positively impacts EADS consolidated financials

12.07.2001

Orlando/München - MEADS International erhält 216 Millionen US Dollar-Auftrag EADS/LFK mit 28 Prozent beteiligt

11.07.2001

Ulm - EADS Receives Million-Euro Order for Radio Systems of the High-Speed Magnetic Levitation System in Shanghai

09.07.2001

Paris - Philippe Camus is Elected as President of GIFAS

05.07.2001

Munich - EADS Signs Teaming Agreements With Northrop Grumman, Pratt & Whitney And Seven Q Seven For Engine Modernisation Of NATO's AWACS Fleet

03.07.2001

Airbus Beluga Delivers Cabin Trainer for New SAS Airbus Fleet

Toulouse - First Visit to the Nordic Countries

02.07.2001

Negotiations between EADS and Russian Aerospace Agency Rosaviakosmos Finalised

Moscow - Strategic Partnership Agreement signed

02.07.2001

Hamburg - Hamburger Oper zu Gast bei Airbus

01.07.2001

Cottesmore/Munich - Current and future TORNADO enhancement programs

28.06.2001

EADS underpins integration with uniform management of Human Resources

Amsterdam - All Human Relations Functions Report to Jussi Itävuori

28.06.2001

Paris - TBM 700 World Gathering

28.06.2001

Munich - EADS welcomes the decision of the German Bundestag to continue the MEADS programme.

27.06.2001

Helsinki - EADS and Finnish Patria signed contracts for strategic partnership

26.06.2001

EADS: Success as Naval Combat Systems Supplier

Ulm - Multimillion Euro contract from Finnish Navy

23.06.2001

Paris - TBM 700 Gathering : they landed in Paris !

21.06.2001

Paris - EADS strategic partner of Finnish Patria

20.06.2001

Le Bourget - EADS And Northrop Grumman Announce Cooperation On Airborne Radar Systems

20.06.2001

Le Bourget - EADS Acquires Australian Aerospace from Saab

19.06.2001

Dresden/Paris - Intrepid signs contract with EADS EFW for A300-600R/ A310-300 conversion packages

19.06.2001

Le Bourget - EADS is set to become a key player in the field of Defence Electronics and Drone systems

19.06.2001

Le Bourget - Northrop Grumman And EADS Airborne Systems Establish Teaming Agreement on Air Traffic Control IFF Systems