
Press articles are posted periodically to provide an insight on how the news media views the business development of EADS North America, its business units and the EADS parent company.
Recent Clips
EADS puts Trent Lott on board of directors
George Talbot
Mobile Press-Register
October 16, 2008
Trent Lott joins board of EADS North America
Donna Borak
Associated Press Newswires (Forbes)
October 15, 2008
EADS names former Senate majority leader to U.S. board
Reuters
October 15, 2008
First copters made at Eurocopter delivered to Army
Associated Press Newswires (The Biloxi Sun Herald)
October 9, 2008
EADS delivers first US-manufactured UH-72A to US Army
Rotorhub.com
October 8, 2008
Pentagon: Tanker Bids Differed by $3 Billion
Dana Hedgpeth
Washington Post
September 18, 2008
New Aircraft: Lakotas Join U.S. National Guard Fleet
Ann Roosevelt
Aviation Today
September 1, 2008
Lakota helicopter lands in Tupelo
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
June 9, 2008
National Guard Gets First Lakota Helicopters
Army News Service
June 9, 2008
Photo exhibit captures faces of war (EADS North America-sponsored American Soldier photographic tribute)
Politico
June 5, 2008
In Tanker Bid, It Was Boeing vs. Bold Ideas
David Herszenhorn and Jeff Bailey
New York Times
March 10, 2008
Outrage Is Wasted on Boeing's Snub by the Air Force
Steven Pearlstein
Washington Post
March 7, 2008
Air Force tanker can't be all American
Joelle Tessler
Business Week
March 7, 2008
Disappointment, outrage two very different things
Seattle Times
March 6, 2008
Buy the Best Tanker
The New York Times
March 7, 2008
Official: Northrop Proposal ‘Clearly’ Better
Allen P. Roberts Jr.
Los Angeles Business Journal
March 5, 2008
Tankers will be as American as Mobile
Mobile Press Register
March 5, 2008
Unions' anger over tanker bid is off base
David Hendricks
San Antonio Express-News
March 5, 2008
Tanker Deal: Why Boeing Shouldn't Protest; Despite its dismay over losing a huge Air Force contract, Boeing doesn't want to delay a plane the military needs
Keith Epstein
BusinessWeek.com
March 5, 2008
Air Force head says winning tanker is better plane
Ben Evans
Associated Press Newswires
March 5, 2008
How Northrop, EADS Upset Boeing for Tankers
August Cole, Andy Pasztor and Daniel Michaels
The Wall Street Journal
March 3, 2008
EADS can help area
Kerry Whipple Bean
Brewton Standard
March 3, 2008
Tanker Win Moves Airbus Freighter to U.S.
Aviation Daily
March 3, 2008
Boeing lost air tanker deal decisively - analyst
Andrea Shalal-Esa
Reuters
March 3, 2008
Tanker win excites Brookley neighbors
George R. Altman
Mobile Press Register
March 2, 2008
Contract winners say the best won
Scott Blake
Florida Today
March 1, 2008
Northrop lands tanker contract
Florida Today
Scott Blake
March 1, 2008
Northrop-EADS said to best Boeing for tanker
Reuters News
Jim Wolf
February 29, 2008
AFA Welcomes Tanker Decision by Air Force
AFA
February 29, 2008
Pentagon: Northrop, EADS Awarded $40 Billion Tanker Contract
AFP
February 29, 2008
Northrop, EADS Win $35B Air Force Deal
Joelle Tessler
Associated Press
February 29, 2008
Northrop and EADS Win Refueling Tanker Deal
Leslie Wayne
New York Times
February 29, 2008
Northrop Wins $40 Billion Tanker Deal
Richard Clough
Los Angeles Business Journal
February 29, 2008
Northrop Beats Boeing for $35 Billion Tanker Program
Tony Capaccio and Edmond Lococo
Bloomberg
February 29, 2008
Northrop Grumman gets $40B deal to replace Air Force tankers
CNN
February 29, 2008
Northrop Grumman to Build Tankers for Air Force
Dana Hedgpeth
Washington Post
February 29, 2008
Northrop say
s KC-30 offers big savings over Boeing tanker
Press-Register
February 15, 2008
Australia happy with EADS' work on refueling tanker
Reuters
January 25, 2008
EADS wins order from Saudi Arabia for three A330 tanker planes
Bloomberg News
January 3, 2008
Sessions calls for open competition in air tanker race
Mobile Press-Register
September 19, 2007
EADS assembles US tanker
Aerospace International
August 1, 2007
EADS to seek U.S. defense acquisitions
Bloomberg News
July 17, 2007
EADS Hoping to Increase Military Work for the U.S.
The New York Times
May 8, 2007
US Air Force vows rigorous look at tanker bids
Reuters News
May 7, 2007
US Air Force Plans 'Extra Cautious' Tanker-Plane Evaluation
The Wall Street Journal
May 7, 2007
Air Force report touts benefits of secondary capabilities on KC-X
Inside the Air Force
April 6, 2007
EADS Wins a Contract For 3 Refueling Tankers
Washington Post
February 23, 2007
EADS A330 MRTT Selected By The United Arab Emirates
Dow Jones News Service
February 22, 2007
Northrop Grumman Tanker Team is a formidable contender, says KC-30 program head
Defense Daily
February 15, 2007
EADS' deliveries of the UH-72A Lakota to the US Army have begun
Flight International
December 19, 2006
U.S. Army accepts EADS helicopter
Mobile Press Register
December 12, 2006
The Army Unveils Newest Aircraft--The LUH
Defense Daily Network
December 12, 2006
Officials applaud Eurocopter UH-145
Commercial Dispatch
December 11, 2006
US Army, EADS Laud Helicopter Delivery Ahead Of Schedule
DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
December 11, 2006
Army orders 34 more EADS helicopters
Mobile Press Register
November 11, 2006
EADS set to deliver after LUH protests fail
Flight International
October 31, 2006
Openness sought in bidding for tanker deal
HeraldNet
October 28, 2006
McCain, Riley seek 'totally open' process on tanker contract
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
October 27, 2006
McCain talks on tanker bid
Mobile Press Register
October 27, 2006
Poland orders two more C-295 transport planes
Aero News Network
October 27, 2006
GAO denies five protests of EADS helicopter contract
Mobile Press Register
October 25, 2006
Army evaluates potential JCA
Air Force Times
October 25, 2006
GAO denies protests on LUH contract
Aerospace Daily & Defense Report
October 25, 2006
GAO gives green light to Eurocopter helicopter contract
Columbus Dispatch
October 24, 2006
Blum reiterates need for Joint Cargo Aircraft
Air Force Times
September 18, 2006
EADS unveils ISSI-based P25 solution
MRT
August 18, 2006
Border Patrol orders five more EC120s for homeland security missions
Aero-News Network
August 15, 2006
EADS DT-35 subsonic aerial target family performs successful flight demonstrations for the U.S. Army
ASD Network
August 14, 2006
Retired Marine Corps lieutenant general joins EADS board
Washington Business Journal
August 11, 2006
U.S. Customs and Border Protection to receive five more Eurocopter EC120s
Rotorhub.com
August 8, 2006
Eurocopter presents EC225/EC725, latest member of the Super Puma/Cougar Family, at Farnborough
Rotorhub.com
July 18, 2006
Eurocopter leads Homeland Security Market in the British Isles
Rotorhub.com
July 17, 2006
Eurocopter may get more federal orders
The Columbus Commercial Dispatch
July 15, 2006
EADS North America nabs first U.S. Defense Contract: Army win puts EADS North America in the Pentagon prime category
Aviation Week & Space Technology
July 10, 2006
CAE is in line for chopper training work
The Montreal Gazette
July 4, 2006
A lot of work to do
Huntsville Times
July 3, 2006
EADS lands deal for military copters
Montgomery Advertiser
July 3, 2006
Eurocopter wins $3 billion contract with U.S. Army
DefenseNews.com (Agence France-Presse)
July 3, 2006
EADS to supply helicopters for US Army
The Engineer Online
July 3, 2006
U.S. Army-Eurocopter deal could bring $3 billion
The International Herald Tribune
July 2, 2006
EADS wins Army helicopter contract
Mobile Press-Register
July 1, 2006
EADS unit wins bid to build Army chopper
Bloomberg News
July 1, 2006
Company wins $3 billion helicopter deal
The Columbus Commercial Dispatch
July 1, 2006
U.S. Army selects Eurocopter UH-145 for its Light Utility Helicopter requirement
Vertical Magazine
July 1, 2006
American Eurocopter will hire 250
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal
July 1, 2006
EADS wins U.S. helicopter contract
Dow Jones Newswires
June 30, 2006
Columbus plant to build new military helicopters
The Sun Herald (Associated Press)
June 30, 2006
Columbus plant gets $43.1M Army contract, could grow to over $2B
The Clarion-Ledger
June 30, 2006
Grand Prairie firm wins helicopter contract
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
June 30, 2006
EADS to manage military helicopter program from Huntsville
WTVM-TV
June 30, 2006
Europe's EADS wins big U.S. helicopter competition
The Washington Post (Reuters)
June 30, 2006
LUH: EADS wins with EC-145
Rotorhub.com
June 30, 2006