Airbus 2010 Annual Report Download - page 59

Download and view the complete annual report

Please find page 59 of the 2010 Airbus annual report below. You can navigate through the pages in the report by either clicking on the pages listed below, or by using the keyword search tool below to find specific information within the annual report.

Page out of 92

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92

CONTINUING SUCCESS
37
THE YEAR IN REVIEW
2 September 2010
Cri-Cri, the all-electric aircraft,
takes off.
The all electric Cri-Cri, the first-ever
all-electric aerobatic plane makes its
official maiden flight at Le Bourget
airport, near Paris. EADS Innovation
Works has developed the aircraft in
partnership with Aero Composites
Saintonge and the Green Cri-Cri
Association.
20 October 2010
Eurocopter forms Indian
subsidiary.
Eurocopter inaugurates its new
Indian subsidiary, with the goal of
expanding in this fast-growing market,
reinforcing its support and services
network throughout the country, and
further developing the company’s
four-decade relationship with
Indian industry.
5 November 2010
EADS and Airbus welcome
A400M agreement with launch
customer nations.
EADS and Airbus conclude
negotiations with the A400M airlifter’s
seven launch customer nations.
The agreement, finalised in Toulouse,
further details the principle agreement
reached in March 2010 and marks a
significant step towards amending the
contract in line with the programme’s
technical complexity.
29 December 2010
41st consecutive success
for Ariane 5.
The Ariane 5 launch vehicle takes
off successfully from Kourou,
French Guiana, for the 41st time
in a row. The launcher places two
telecommunications satellites in orbit,
Hispasat 1E and KOREASAT 6.
1 December 2010
Airbus offers A320neo.
Airbus decides to offer for its best-
selling A320 Family new fuel saving
engines as an option. The A320neo
(new engine option) also incorporates
wing tip devices called sharklets
and offers fuel savings of up to 15%.
Deliveries are due to start in 2015.
7 December 2010
Airbus starts production of first
fuselage barrel on A350 XWB.
Airbus starts making the first
carbon-fibre barrel for the A350 XWB
fuselage at its Illescas production
plant in Spain. While the majority
of the A350 XWB fuselage is made
from panels, which are easier to
manufacture and to assemble, Airbus
has selected a barrel as the optimum
structure for the rear part.
Cri-Cri A400M Eurocopter’s new Indian
subsidiary
Ariane 5