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Press Centre
2005 Archive 17 October
2001 10 September
2001 22 June
2001 18 June
2001 9 May 2001 28 February
2001 23 January
2001 17
October 2001
The appointment was announced by Noel Forgeard, Airbus CEO, as "the logical consolidation of responsibilities for the A400M military transport aircraft as an integrated Airbus programme".
Mr. Fernandez will replace Alain Flourens, who has held the presidency of Airbus Military since 1999, having previously held the post of Managing Director of the Airbus Industrie FLA Operational Group since 1997. Having seen the Airbus military airlifter programme through several critical stages in its transformation from FLA to A400M, Alain Flourens will second Alberto Fernandez in Airbus Military until final contract signature with the nations. He will then go on to take up a new position in Airbus as Senior Vice President, Head of Manufacturing for fuselage production in France and Senior National Manufacturing Coordinator.
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September 2001 The next event on the Airbus Military exhibition calendar will be IDEF TURKEY 2001, to be held during September in Ankara. Held every two years, IDEF is developing from its origins as a purely military exhibition into a regional air show with a more internationally commercial emphasis. Airbus Military will be present at IDEF with a 40 square metre stand in the Aerospace Hall. The display will incorporate a large 1/20 scale cut-away model of the A400M and a video demonstrating the aircraft's potential in rapid-reaction, international operations. The stand will also feature a digital presentation of the A400M design data base. English and Turkish - speaking members of the Airbus Military marketing team will be present to greet visitors and answer enquiries. Turkey is one of the launch customers for the A400M and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) is an industrial partner in the programme. Visit the Airbus Military stand at Ankara, September 27-30, 2001.
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June 2001 Le Bourget 2001 was an excellent vintage as far as European aerospace was concerned, particularly for the Airbus Military A400M programme. A significant step forward for the future military airlifter took place on Tuesday, June 19th in the form of the signature of an MOU between the partner nations binding them together in their determination to acquire the aircraft for their air forces and to procede with contract signature. The MOU also empowered OCCAR, (Organisme Conjointe de Coopération en matière d'Armement), to act on their behalf as the single contracting agency between the customer nations and Airbus Military. Formal contract signature and programme launch is expected to take place before the end of 2001, leading to the first flight in 2005 and the first deliveries to European air forces in 2007. As a mark of the importance attached to the A400M programme, the French President, Jaques Chirac, honoured the Airbus Military stand with a visit during the air show. France's Prime Minister, Lionel Jospin, also included the Airbus Military stand on his itinerary before the show closed.
Acompanying Mr. Chirac on the Airbus Military Stand were Mr. Federico Trillo -Spanish Minister of Defence; Mr.Philippe Camus - Co-CEO of EADS; Mr.Alberto Fernandez - Chairman of CASA and Managing Director of EADS-MTAD; Noel Forgeard - CEO of Airbus; Alain Flourens - President of Airbus Military; and Richard Thompson - Commercial Director of Airbus Military.
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June 2001 The Paris air show at Le Bourget is one of the largest and most prestigious displays in the aviation calendar. The Airbus Military Company stand has been attracting large numbers of visitors since the doors opened for the first time on Saturday 16th June, and interest is sure to increase with the plans for the rest of the week. Three views of the Airbus Military stand at the Paris International Air Show at Le Bourget, Hall 2A, Location C19
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May 2001
Airbus Military Company is now firmly established as a familiar exhibitor at international air shows. After appearances over the last two years at Ankara, Berlin, Farnborough and Avalon, AMC will be present at Le Bourget 2001 with its biggest stand ever. Covering a surface of over 126 square metres and centrally positioned in Hall 2A, the stand will comprise a number of exciting new elements demonstrating the capacity, performance and versatility of the A400M, Europe's future airlifter. Two views of the proposed Airbus Military stand for the Paris International Air Show On the stand will be seen a new video showing the A400M's potential in the field of rapid reaction, a brand new information terminal incorporating a simple flight simulator and a new cut-away 1/20 scale model showing the interior of the cargo bay with some typical loads. In addition, the reality centre will be able to demonstrate in real time on a large 3.5 x1.5 m screen the digital mock-up from the A400M design data-base. A press briefing giving an up-date of the A400M programme status will be held on Thursday, June 21st at 14:00hrs in the Le Bourget press centre. Come and visit the Airbus Military stand at Le Bourget 2001, location C19 in Hall 2A.
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February 2001
For the first time ever Airbus Military participated in the Australian International Air Show at Avalon, near Melbourne. Over 200,000 people visited the air show and exhibition stands and great interest was shown in the A400M. "When will we see it in Australia?" was a frequently-asked question. Two views of the Airbus Military stand at the Australian International Air Show at Avalon Prior to the show the Airbus Military team gave briefings on the A400M to the Australian Defense Materiel Organisation in Canberra and to senior officers at the Royal Australian Air Force transport base at Richmond, near Sydney. Left, Brian Poulton, Military Advisor, explains the A400M capabilities, and right, David Jennings, Head of Marketing, explains the finer points of the A400M to young visitors With prospects of a transport aircraft fleet renewal for the RAAF from 2008, for which the A400M is an ideal candidate, it is conceivable that Australia could become an early export customer for the new European airlifter.
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January 2001 An Interim International Programme Office, (IIPO), staffed from the A400M launch nations has been established in Toulouse. This office, operational from the beginning of this year, will manage procurement issues up to and beyond contract signature until the formation of the Programme Division for A400M by OCCAR, the agency through which the aircraft will be acquired by the nations. Having come together in 1996 to define the European Staff Requirement (ESR), and draw up a specification for the future military airlifter, the customer nations also determined that a common organisation should have the responsibility for managing procurement issues. The natural candidate for such a task was OCCAR, the Organisme Conjoint de Cooperation en matière d'Armement. This entity was set up in 1996 by the British, French, German and Italian governments with the purpose of streamlining and harmonising the military procurement process. The recent acceptance of Spain's application to join OCCAR has further extended the organisation's authority. The opening of the IIPO office is another significant step forward towards the full-scale programme launch of the A400M.
2005 Archive
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The
appointment has been announced of Mr. Alberto Fernandez as CEO of Airbus
Military Company with effect from October 1st 2001. In this capacity he will
report to Noel Forgeard, Airbus CEO. Mr. Fernandez currently exercises the
function of Chairman and CEO of EADS-CASA and that of Head of EADS-MTAD and
will retain both functions alongside his Airbus Military responsibilities.
Alberto Fernandez will bring to Airbus Military not only his experience
in running the Spanish partner in EADS and its Military Transport Aircraft
Division but also that of the eight years that he spent as Senior Vice President,
Finance and Purchasing at Airbus Industrie.
