Airbus Group

The European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has carved a place for itself internationally as an alternative to Boeing thanks to the success of the A330, the A350 and the A380. The company is a merger of French, German and Spanish aircraft makers. As well as its civil activity it has military projects such as Eurofighter Typhoon, in partnership with BAE Systems, the A400M transport aircraft and also combat and transport helicopters. The company also has space programmes.

JORDAN 08/05/2019

Bassam Pharaon refuses to bow out after breakup with Airbus 

Having played a key role in defence deals in Amman for many years, Bassam Pharaon is no mood to step back, despite his split from Airbus. [...]

GERMANY FRANCE 17/04/2019

Airbus: Guillaume Faury faces cyber-security challenge 

Guillaume Faury, who replaced Tom Enders as head of Airbus Group at the beginning of April, is poised to tackle [...]

FRANCE ISRAEL 03/04/2019

Former Airbus executive François Auque shuttles between Paris and Tel Aviv 

After leaving Airbus Group in September, after nearly two decades [...]

EUROPE 25/03/2019

Olivier Brun, the missing link between Airbus and all of the networks under investigation 

While France's financial prosecution service, the PNF, and the UK's Serious Fraud Office chug along with their vast corruption probe into Airbus Group, it is becoming increasingly apparent that the aircraft manufacturer's former financial arranger played a decisive role in the signing of key export contracts. [...]

Spotlight ARAB WORLD UNITED KINGDOM KUWAIT QATAR SAUDI ARABIA 20/03/2019

Britain tries to get back in with Gulf palaces and armies 

Weakened by Brexit and Angela Merkel's tough stance on German exports to Saudi Arabia, British defence companies are feeling their way in the Gulf. [...]

UNITED KINGDOM 20/03/2019

RAF, BAE support Saudi offensive in Yemen 

In a reply on March 11 to a question from [...]

INDIA 14/03/2019

Former Airbus chief Pierre de Bausset opens European doors for Dynamatic 

Dynamatic, an Indian aeronautical company that is well-connected with the Indian Air Force, is carving a role for itself as a key partner for European defence companies with the help of Pierre de Bausset. [...]

CHINA EUROPE 06/03/2019

"Irish" Avolon helps Airbus, Boeing, sell planes to China 

Having been forced to restructure their sales procedures in China, Airbus and Boeing have turned to the leasing specialist Avalon, a company that is close to the regime led by Xi Jinping. [...]

Insiders UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED STATES IRAN 04/03/2019

Thomas Kaplan, the billionaire pushing Abu Dhabi's interests in the Middle East 

By turns a mining entrepreneur, art collector, and protector of endangered animal species, the Swiss-American billionaire Thomas Kaplan is becoming an ever-closer associate of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan (MbZ). In early 2019, Kaplan has been showing his collection of Dutch art at the Louvre Abu Dhabi museum, only two years after Mohammed bin Zayed personally appointed him to head the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in Conflict Areas (ALIPH). [...]

FRANCE 20/02/2019

Nabil Barakat, Thales' adversary, well-connected in French defence circles 

Engaged in a fierce battle against Thales, particularly its international [...]

GERMANY 06/02/2019

Former Cassidian boss Stefan Zoller on the rebound thanks to KKR 

Stefan Zoller, the former chief executive of Cassidian, for many years the defence arm of EADS (now Airbus Group), has [...]

UNITED STATES UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 06/02/2019

Couriol in firing line of White House 

French businessman Olivier Couriol was the not-so-hidden target of a [...]

SAUDI ARABIA UNITED STATES 23/01/2019

Abbas Dahouk leads ATSC offensive in the Gulf 

According to our sources, Abbas Dahouk, the former US defence attache in Saudi Arabia, will take charge later this month [...]

Spotlight UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED STATES FRANCE 09/01/2019

Business agents rebel against Thales group 

Two agents who have been sidelined by Thales are suing the firm for sums that exceed $1.5 billion. Others could follow suit. [...]

FRANCE 19/12/2018

Eurotradia caught up in Areva affair 

According to our sources, the French financial prosecution service, the PNF (Parquet National Financier) searched the office of Tim Riedinger, [...]

CHINA 19/12/2018

Beijing uses European technology to advance New Space know-how 

With Western firms facing a contracting New Space market, China is beefing up its GEOINT capacity. [...]

SAUDI ARABIA GERMANY 19/12/2018

Rheinmetall well-positioned in Riyadh despite Merkel's embargo 

Rheinmetall's relationships in Riyadh will help the German defence company pursue its talks with the Saudi Arabian military offset firm SAMI, despite the embargo decreed by the German chancellor. [...]

FRANCE 11/12/2018

Corexalys hires Pierre-Mayeul Badaire away from Suneris 

Having recently resolved a dispute with his former employer Suneris, Pierre-Mayeul Badaire has joined the R&D department of the Paris cyber-intelligence firm that was founded earlier this year. [...]

Spotlight SAUDI ARABIA 05/12/2018

Airbus and Lockheed change guard in Riyadh 

Despite the international outcry over the assassination of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul in October, the Saudi defence market continues to be a magnet for foreign firms. [...]

UNITED KINGDOM 24/10/2018

As well as Airbus, FRA works for Kazakhstan's ENRC 

While Eurasian Resources Group (ERG, ex-ENRC) asked for an independent [...]