AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE NEWS

Airbus Defence and Space appoints new UK Managing Director

JOB & CAREER | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Feb 12^th 2020 |

Airbus has appointed Richard Franklin as the new Managing Director of Airbus Defence and Space in the UK. He will replace Colin Paynter who is retiring later in 2020....

Alberto Gutiérrez appointed Head of Military Aircraft at Airbus Defence and Space

JOB & CAREER | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Dec 12^th 2018 |

Airbus SE (stock exchange symbol: AIR) has appointed Alberto Gutiérrez, 56, Head of Military Aircraft within Airbus D...

Barbara Bergmeier Appointed Head of Operations

JOB & CAREER | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Nov 29^th 2018 |

Airbus Defence and Space has appointed Barbara Bergmeier, 50, as Head of Operations and Member of the Executive Committee, effective 1 December 2018. She succeeds André-Hubert Roussel, 53, who will become Chief Execut...

Airbus invests € 60 million in new military aircraft logistics centre

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Oct 4^th 2018 |

To be operational in 2020Industry-led centralized spare part management to increase fleet availability of German Air ForceCapacities for future needs like German Torna...

Sabine Klauke appointed Head of Engineering for Airbus Defence and Space

JOB & CAREER | AEROCONTACT | Wed, Jul 4^th 2018 |

Airbus Defence and Space has appointed Sabine Klauke, 44, Head of Engineering and a member of its Executive Committee as of 1 July 2018. In her new role, she reports t...

Airbus Defence and Space hands over 50th A400M

DEFENCE | AEROCONTACT | Thu, Sept 28^th 2017 |

Airbus Defence and Space today delivered the 50th A400M new generation airlifter to the German Air Force marking a key milestone for an aircraft which is transforming the world of air mobility.The aircraft, known as M...

Airbus A400M demonstrates refuelling contacts with second A400M

DEFENCE | AEROCONTACT | Mon, Nov 14^th 2016 |

The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter has further expanded its capabilities as a tanker by successfully demonstrating air-to-air refuelling contacts with another A...

Successful first mission in Mali for the German Armed Forces Heron 1 MALE

UAV / DRONES | AEROCONTACT | Fri, Nov 4^th 2016 |

The German Bundeswehr Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) unmanned aerial system (UAS) Heron 1 flew its first operational mission in Mali on 1 November from Gao airp...

Airbus completes first GRACE-FO satellite for NASA/JPL

SPACE | AEROCONTACT | Fri, Oct 28^th 2016 |

Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, has finished construction of the first of the two GRACE-FO (GRACE = Gravity Recovery and Climate Ex...

Airbus Defence and Space to guide lunar lander to the Moon

INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Fri, Jun 10^th 2016 |

Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, and the European Space Agency (ESA), have signed a contract for the early development of a system t...

Airbus Defence and Space-built LISA Pathfinder officially handed over to European Space Agency

SPACE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Tue, Mar 8^th 2016 |

Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company has officially handed over the LISA Pathfinder spa...

Orion spacecraft’s solar array successfully put to the test

SPACE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Tue, Mar 1^st 2016 |

Airbus Defence and Space has developed and delivered the qualification model of the solar array for the European Service Module (ESM) of the Orion crewed spacecraft. D...

Airbus Defence and Space signs contract with Inmarsat to build two next generation satellites

SPACE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Wed, Jan 6^th 2016 |

Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, has been awarded a contract by Inmarsat, the lead...

Royal Australian Air Force Airbus A330 MRTT refuels F-35 fighter

DEFENCE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Thu, Oct 29^th 2015 |

An Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (A330 MRTT) of the Royal Australian Air Force has successfully refuelled a F-35A Joint Strike Fighter of the US Air Force. ...

Orion ESM – structural test model ready for shipment

SPACE | AVIATION WORLD NEWS | Thu, Oct 29^th 2015 |

In November Airbus DS will deliver the structural test article for the European Service Module to NASA. The structural test article is an exact copy of the flight mode...