The European Aeronautic Defense and Space Co., or EADS, based in The Netherlands, specializes in aerospace, defense contracting and related services. After partnering with Northrop Grumman on a $35 billion deal to resupply the U.S. Air Force with 179 tankers, EADS is now the second-largest foreign defense contractor after Britain's BAE Systems.
Key Dates
Divisions
- Airbus (aircraft manufacturing)
- Astrium (aerospace)
- Defence & Security (military defense)
- Eurocopter (helicopter manufacturing)
- Military Transport Aircraft (also called MTA)
EADS News
- Topix.net: EADS
- Google News: EADS
- FT.com: EADS wins $35bn US deal (March 1, 2008)
- Reuters: EADS chief hails exceptional tanker win (February 29, 2008)
- EADS Chief Executive Louis Gallois: "This is a very, very good piece of news for EADS. I think it is an exceptional success for us and demonstrates confidnece in our policy of being present on the American market..."
- BusinessWeek.com: Northrop/EADS Upsets Boeing (February 29, 2008)
- The New York Times: Northrop and EADS Win Refueling Tanker Deal (February 29, 2008)
- Google Blog Search: EADS
Who'd you pick to design your first space plane for Space Tourism? Will it be an aerospace engineer from Airbus or Boeing?(1 Answer)
A:
Boeing. Airbus has no experience (though EADS does have some) in space technology while Boeing has been a world leader in rocket and space technology.
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Fast Facts
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Annual revenue (2006)
$52 billion
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Year established
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Industry
Aerospace, defense, telecommunications
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Phone
+31-20-655-4800
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Fax
+31-3120655-4800
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HQ
Schiphol-Rijk, Netherlands; Paris, France; Ottobrunn, Germany
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Fact:
CEO: Louis Gallois
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Chairman
Rudiger Grube
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CFO
Hans Peter Ring
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Staff (2006)
116,805
