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☆ Airbus nears decision on new planemaking leadership - sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-15 | by ( Tim Hepher | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/2] An Airbus logo is pictured at the 54th International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 19, 2023. Industry sources said a final decision on the shake-up was likely in coming weeks, capping weeks of speculation after Reuters reported the looming reorganisation in July. Airbus Helicopters CEO Bruno Even had earlier been cited as a possible candidate for the top planemaking role. But the focus of speculation has widened to Chief Commercial Officer Christian Scherer, a veteran of the Airbus planemaking business who has also had stints at the Defence division and in running turboprop joint-venture ATR, industry sources said. His appointment would herald broad continuity at the company's main planemaking business, which accounts for most of the company's revenue.

Persons: Benoit Tessier, Christian Scherer, Guillaume Faury, Bruno, Scherer, Tim Hepher, Louise Heavens Organizations: Airbus, Paris, REUTERS, Rights, Industry, Reuters, Airbus Helicopters, Defence, France, Jefferies, Bombardier, Pratt, Whitney, Airbus Defence & Space, Military Air Systems, FCAS, Thomson Locations: Le Bourget, Paris, France, Ukraine, Germany, United States

☆ Airbus to combine fighter businesses in defence shake-up -sources
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-12 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An Airbus A321 XLR aircraft performs a flying display at the 54th International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 20, 2023. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File photo Acquire Licensing RightsPARIS, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Airbus (AIR.PA) plans to merge two separate fighter businesses as part of a reorganisation of its Defence & Space division, union sources said. Asked about the new combination, which is part of a deeper Defence & Space restructuring codenamed ATOM, an Airbus spokesperson said: "We are currently discussing the details and ideas with our social partners". In July, Airbus Chief Executive Guillaume Faury said a reorganisation in Defence & Space was designed to make the business more agile. Despite a broad increase in overall demand for weapons since the Ukraine conflict began, Airbus Defence & Space is the company's second-biggest activity in terms of revenues but the least profitable, lagging behind jetliners and helicopters.

Persons: Benoit Tessier, Jean, Brice Dumont, Bruno Fichefeux, Guillaume Faury, Faury, Tim Hepher, David Holmes Organizations: Airbus, Paris, REUTERS, Rights, Defence, Space, Military Air Systems, Franco, France's Dassault Aviation, Airbus Defence, Thomson Locations: Le Bourget, Paris, France, Spanish, Ukraine

☆ Airbus' defence arm says Berlin delaying exports worth billions
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-19 | by ( Sabine Siebold | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] An Airbus A400M military transport aircraft of the German Air Force is pictured in the air during the ILA Berlin Air Show 2022, in Berlin, Germany June 22, 2022. REUTERS/Fabrizio BenschMUNICH, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Slow German government export approvals are holding up Airbus Defence & Space (AIR.PA) defence exports worth several billions of euros, the company's chief executive said on Sunday, urging Berlin to speed up the process. Unfortunately we are having difficulties to get the German export licences on time," Michael Schoellhorn told Reuters in an interview at the Munich Security Conference. "Our problem is that we haven't received any contracts yet from the Zeitenwende and important exports are not being approved. Asked whether in future space developments Europe will have to fall back on Elon Musk's SpaceX company following Airbus Defence & Space's loss of two satellites on a Vega C rocket, Schoellhorn said any such solution would be temporary.

☆ France to sell 2 observation satellites to Poland -minister
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

PARIS, Dec 27 (Reuters) - France and Poland have signed a deal for the sale of two French observation satellites to Poland, French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Twitter. "This major contract reflects Poland's trust in our technology and industry," Lecornu said after meeting with his Polish counterpart in Warsaw. The Polish Armament Agency said the net value of the deal is around 575 million euros ($611.69 million) and that the launch into space of the Polish satellites produced by Airbus Defence & Space (AIR.PA) is to be completed by 2027. ($1 = 0.9400 euros)Reporting by Dominique Vidalon; Additional reporting by Anna Wlodarczak-Semczuk in Warsaw; editing by David Evans and David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Spain to lend Airbus 2.14 bln euros for miltary programmes
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-05 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

MADRID, Dec 5 (Reuters) - Spain will lend Airbus (AIR.PA) 2.14 billion euros ($2.26 billion) to help the company to develop its military drone and helicopter programmes in the country, Industry Minister Reyes Maroto said on Monday. The two multi-year loans include 1.43 billion euros for Airbus Defence and Space as part of the European Union's military drone development programme, an Industry Ministry statement said. An additional 707 million euros will be lent to Airbus Helicopters to help to modernise the Tiger helicopter fleets of Spain and France within a bilateral programme. The ministry said the EUROMALE RPAS drone development programme, which is scheduled to begin deliveries in 2028, is expected to generate 3,000 jobs a year in Spain over the next 15 years. ($1 = 0.9458 euros)Reporting by Belen Carreno Writing by David Latona Editing by Inti Landauro and David GoodmanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Germania a încheiat un contract cu Airbus pentru achiziţia a 38 de avioane de luptă Eurofighter
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-12 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

„Aceste 38 de aparate se numără printre cele prevăzute într-un plan mai amplu" prezentat în aprilie de guvern, a declarat pentru AFP un purtător de cuvânt al Ministerului Apărării german. La momentul respectiv, ministrul german al apărării Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer a anunţat un plan global pentru forţele aeriene germane vizând achiziţionarea a 93 de avioane europene Eurofighter şi a 45 de avioane F-18 americane pentru reînnoirea flotei sale de Tornado. Această primă comandă confirmată de 38 de avioane Eurofighter, cunoscută şi sub numele de proiectul Quadriga, vizează livrarea a 30 de aparate monoloc şi a opt cu două locuri. „Noul Eurofighter Tranche 4 este în prezent avionul de luptă de construcţie europeană cel mai modern, cu o durată de viaţă utilă care depăşeşte uşor 2060. Aparatul de zbor este în dotarea forţelor armate din Germania, Regatul Unit, Italia, Spania, Arabia Saudită şi sultanatul Oman.

Persons: Dirk Hoke Organizations: Apărării, Eurofighter, Defence, spaniol EADS Locations: Deputaţii, germano, spaniol, Germania, Regatul Unit, Italia, Spania, Arabia Saudită, Oman

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