https://www.scmp.com/rss/270892/feed The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) is a global aerospace and defence group and leading defence and military contractor worldwide. The group includes Airbus as the leading commercial aircraft-maker, with Airbus Military covering tanker, transport and mission aircraft, Eurocopter as the world's largest helicopter supplier and a space programme. EADS was formed through the July 2000 merger of Aérospatiale-Matra, DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (DASA), and Construcciones Aeronáuticas... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Rolls-Royce failed to identify a defect that caused one of its engines to explode on a Qantas Airways Ltd aircraft carrying more than 400 people over Indonesia three years ago, an Australian safety regulator found. In its final report on the incident, the Australian Safety Transport Bureau (ASTB) said the company missed multiple opportunities to detect the faulty component which almost certainly would have caused the Airbus A380 to crash had it not been for the exceptional skill of the... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1270186/a380-pilots-skill-averted-crash-australian-regulator?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1270186/a380-pilots-skill-averted-crash-australian-regulator?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Jun 2013 05:08:06 +0000 The A400M, a long-awaited new military transport plane, will take to the skies at the upcoming Paris Air Show before finally setting out to conquer markets worldwide after a four-year delay. Built by Airbus Military, the giant plane can carry helicopters, people or armoured vehicles weighing up to 37 tonnes over 3,300 kilometres (2,050 miles) and is able to land directly in combat areas on rough terrain, even on sand. “It allows operators to deliver strategic sized loads (such as armoured... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1262775/long-awaited-a400m-military-plane-sets-out-conquer?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1262775/long-awaited-a400m-military-plane-sets-out-conquer?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Jun 2013 04:50:27 +0000 Leading planemakers are battling over strategy for big jets as the Paris Air Show got under way yesterday. After a bruising two-year fight for market share for smaller models, Airbus and Boeing are increasing the deployment of next-generation long-range jets, seen as crucial to the future of both companies and their suppliers. Days after it surprised the industry by making the first flight of its new A350 just in time for the show, Airbus will attempt a curtain call on Friday with a fly-by for... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1262728/boeing-launch-787-10-us30b-order-haul?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1262728/boeing-launch-787-10-us30b-order-haul?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:47:32 +0000 European planemaker Airbus expects to sign orders for hundreds of passengers jets at next week’s Paris Airshow, the head of parent company EADS said. Chief executive Tom Enders’s remarks came on the eve of the first flight of the company’s newest jet, the A350, which he described as a dynamo for tens of thousands of European jobs. Enders said Airbus would not repeat the “exceptional” tally of more than 700 orders seen at the Paris Airshow two years ago, but he became the latest top executive to... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1260692/eads-boss-sees-strong-airbus-orders-paris-airshow?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1260692/eads-boss-sees-strong-airbus-orders-paris-airshow?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Jun 2013 06:16:04 +0000 Airbus’s new A350 plane is due to take off on its much-anticipated maiden flight on Friday, a milestone for an aircraft the firm hopes will help close the gap with rival Boeing in the lucrative long-haul market. Weather permitting, the next-generation plane will lift off from the southwestern city of Toulouse at 0800GMT (4pm HKT) with six people on board -- a British and a French test pilot, a flight engineer and three other engineers at the back. The test flight of the long-haul plane -- more... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1259878/airbus-next-generation-plane-prepares-first-flight?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1259878/airbus-next-generation-plane-prepares-first-flight?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Jun 2013 06:14:36 +0000 France has stepped up support for Anne Lauvergeon as the potential new chairwoman of EADS , injecting fresh uncertainty into efforts to free the European aerospace group’s top management from state interference. Finance minister Pierre Moscovici said the former head of nuclear power group Areva could play a “major role” in Airbus owner EADS, where she is due to represent French government interests alongside former European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet. “She will be at EADS as a... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1138421/france-backs-lauvergeon-major-eads-role?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1138421/france-backs-lauvergeon-major-eads-role?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:55:55 +0000 AirAsia, the region’s biggest discount airline, plans to unveil an order for 100 Airbus A320 jets on Thursday as the carrier expands operations to fend off rising competition, two people familiar with the contract said. AirAsia Group chief executive Tony Fernandes is flying to an Airbus factory in Broughton, Wales, to announce the order, valued at about US$9 billion at list price, according to the people, who asked not to be identified as the information isn’t public yet. The airline is buying... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1104249/airasia-boss-said-plan-unveiling-order-100-airbuses?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1104249/airasia-boss-said-plan-unveiling-order-100-airbuses?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:55:07 +0000 European Aeronautic, Defence & Space and BAE Systems abandoned their planned merger amid government resistance, leaving in tatters their aspiration to create the world's largest aerospace and defence company. The two firms said they terminated the deal because the "interests of the parties' government stakeholders cannot be adequately reconciled with each other or with the objectives" of the merger. The deal crumbled just hours before a deadline expired to formalise the agreement. Germany became... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1058243/eads-and-bae-systems-call-merger-plan-form-aerospace-giant?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1058243/eads-and-bae-systems-call-merger-plan-form-aerospace-giant?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:00:00 +0000 EADS and BAE Systems will not extend their merger talks later on Wednesday, calling an end – for now – to a plan to create the world’s largest defence and aerospace group. With Germany holding out against it, EADS and BAE Systems had until midnight on Wednesday to declare their intentions and either scrap the merger, ask UK regulators for more time or finalise their plans to create a group employing about 220,000 people. In a statement, BAE said it had become clear that the interests of the... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1057675/bae-eads-due-say-if-they-seek-merge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1057675/bae-eads-due-say-if-they-seek-merge?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Oct 2012 02:45:35 +0000 Leading European aerospace and defence companies EADS and BAE Systems are to ask Wednesday for a delay from British regulators to a deadline on announcing if they will pursue a tie-up that would create a global giant bigger than US rival Boeing, a source close to the matter said.\ Approval from European countries concerned by the deal depends on a decision from Germany, the source said late on Tuesday. But enough progress had been made to warrant a request to the British financial market... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1057674/bae-eads-due-say-if-they-seek-merge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1057674/bae-eads-due-say-if-they-seek-merge?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Oct 2012 02:45:28 +0000 Political wrangling between Germany, France and Britain has entered a critical phase ahead of an imminent deadline for a merger of EADS and BAE to create the world’s top aerospace and arms group. Talks have hit a snag over the capitalisation of the new entity fusing BAE Systems with the aerospace group EADS, which will have a dominant presence in global markets, and other emotive issues. EADS, which makes Airbus jets, and BAE Systems announced plans on September 12 to create a US$45-billion... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1056312/eads-bae-merger-talks-enter-critical-phase?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1056312/eads-bae-merger-talks-enter-critical-phase?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Oct 2012 03:21:34 +0000 European Aeronautic, Defence & Space and BAE Systems are reviving a decade-old plan to build an equal to Boeing that would balance civil and defence operations amid shrinking military budgets. EADS, the parent of Airbus, would control 60 per cent of the new entity, with London-based BAE owning the rest, the companies said on Wednesday. The enlarged group would have a unified management and a dual listing, and some of the defence assets would be shielded to maintain access to US markets. A... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1036280/eads-seeks-merger-bae-take-boeing-military-budgets-shrink?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1036280/eads-seeks-merger-bae-take-boeing-military-budgets-shrink?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Sep 2012 16:00:00 +0000