SPIEGEL ONLINE
- June 14, 2013
Competition for Boeing's Dreamliner arrived on Friday with the maiden flight of the new Airbus A350 wide-body jet. The plane took off from the company's plant in Toulouse for a four-hour test. more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- January 22, 2013
In October, German government officials blocked the merger of defense giants EADS and BAE Systems. The merger was a key part of EADS CEO Thomas Enders' strategy to rebalance the company's portfolio. In a SPIEGEL interview, Enders explains how the pan-European firm is picking up the pieces. more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- December 17, 2012
In the corruption scandal surrounding the sale of Eurofighter jets to Austria, more and more information suggests that European defense giant EADS may have played a role in bribery aimed at securing the lucrative contract. The affair has the potential to damage the company's image and its bottom line. By Jörg Schmitt and Gerald Traufetter more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- November 12, 2012
A scandal over dubious transfers of millions of euros is creating turbulence for European defense giant EADS. If suspicions by investigators that the company committed corruption in a deal to sell Eurofighters to Austria are proven, it could mean the end of the sale -- and billions in losses. By SPIEGEL Staff more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 11, 2012
The failure of the massive merger of EADS and BAE shows more clearly than ever the degree to which politicians influence the European defense industry. The Continent missed a prime opportunity to fix the problem, argue German commentators. more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 10, 2012
The merger between EADS and BAE would have created one of the world's largest aerospace and defense companies. But on Wednesday, it was called off. Germany, says EADS, bears the lion's share of the blame for the collapse of the mega-deal. more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 08, 2012
The planned mega-merger between EADS and BAE appears to have failed, but the blame game between Britain, Germany and France has only just begun. Relations between Berlin and EADS may have taken the biggest hit -- and the aerospace giant's employees might ultimately pay the highest price. Dinah Deckstein and Gerald Traufetter more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- October 05, 2012
The planned merger of EADS and BAE has essentially failed, sources tell SPIEGEL ONLINE, after a decisive round of negotiations among the three countries involved ended without an agreement. A dispute between France and the United Kingdom reportedly proved too great to overcome. EADS denies the reports are true. By Gerald Traufetter more...
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 27, 2012
Franco-German company EADS is facing significant resistance in Berlin to its plan to merge with British defense giant BAE Systems. German politicians fear a loss of jobs and power in the new company, which if created would become the global market leader in defense. By Nicolai Kwasniewski more... [ Comment ]
SPIEGEL ONLINE
- September 18, 2012
The planned merger of British defense contractor BAE Systems with aircraft maker EADS is putting Germany's chancellor under pressure. If Merkel consents to the deal, she will jeopardize jobs in the high-tech industry. But if she refuses, she will endanger the future of the aerospace giant. By SPIEGEL Staff
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