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.

FRANCE SAUDI ARABIA Corporate Intelligence 30/10/2019

Imad Lahoud resurfaces in Riyadh 

According to our sources, the Franco-Lebanese computer specialist Imad Lahoud is trying to get in on the tender to modernise [...]

UNITED STATES EUROPE ISRAEL International Dealmaking 30/10/2019

Airbus, Thales enter fray for Hanoi intelligence observation satellite 

Companies from a number of countries are jostling to land a lucrative spy-satellite contract with Hanoi. [...]

FRANCE UKRAINE International Dealmaking 16/10/2019

Airbus faces anger in Ukraine 

FRANCE Government Intelligence 02/10/2019

Emir of Qatar immovable in Paris 

The Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, visited [...]

FRANCE Corporate Intelligence 18/09/2019

Special forces have reservations about Thales reconnaissance drone 

Thales' Spy Ranger reconnaissance mini-drone (SMDR) is currently still in testing with the technical section of the French Army and [...]

FRANCE EUROPE Corporate Intelligence 18/09/2019

Airbus looks for new opportunities for data mining platform Skywise 

After opening its data mining platform Skywise to new service [...]

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FRANCE International Dealmaking 09/09/2019

Paris in a drone-shopping frenzy 

The French authorities' procurement forecasts see the state buying more than a thousand drones of all sizes over the next decade, much to the delight of industrials. [...]

FRANCE BRAZIL Corporate Intelligence 04/09/2019

Macron-Bolsonaro tensions may handicap Airbus in Brasilia 

The war of words between French president Emmanuel Macron and [...]

EUROPE UNITED STATES International Dealmaking 04/09/2019

Mercury Public Affairs dumped by Airbus over compliance issues 

The US lobbying firm Mercury Public Affairs filed a complaint against the European aeronautical group in August. [...]

Insiders UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 26/08/2019

Who runs Noor Capital, the Emirati fund managed by Olivier Couriol? 

The Emirati investment fund Noor Capital, which gained prominence in early 2019 for trying to export tons of gold from [...]

Spotlight MALAYSIA Corporate Intelligence 31/07/2019

Defence contracts: Malaysian gold rush tentatively halted 

The defence sector is facing a new era in Malaysia under Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, who is looking to rein in defence spending. Foreign companies fear changes in deal-making channels. [...]

FRANCE UKRAINE International Dealmaking 31/07/2019

Despite growing financial tension, Paris is pushing for new defence contracts with Kiev 

The naval shipyard OCEA is dipping a toe into the Ukrainian marketplace, undeterred by the financial and governance difficulties that Airbus Group has been grappling with in Kiev. [...]

FRANCE International Dealmaking 22/07/2019

Airbus' naval airborne drone attracts would-be partners 

Airbus has yet to select which autonomous system it will use on its new VSR 700 helicopter drone. Contenders are lining up for the business. [...]

FRANCE International Dealmaking 22/07/2019

Palantir poaches French big data lobbyist 

American big data specialist Palantir, which works largely for intelligence clients, has brought in an employee from its potential competitor Sopra Steria to expand its team in Paris. [...]

FRANCE Corporate Intelligence 17/07/2019

ADIT and new shareholder eye Eurotradia 

With the private equity firm Raise poised to invest in Matthieu Creux's influence firm Avisa Partners, which will increase its [...]

UNITED KINGDOM Corporate Intelligence 17/07/2019

Lord Gold and Simon Collins make partnership public 

Although he stepped down from the board of Andre Pienaar's [...]

EGYPT FRANCE Corporate Intelligence 03/07/2019

Defence contracts : Sisi snubs Paris 

Attendees at the Paris Air Show in June were expecting Egypt to announce a big order for H225 helicopters from [...]

FRANCE Corporate Intelligence 05/06/2019

Airbus confirms GEOINT leadership with CO3D contract 

In a move that will have consequences for the entire sector, according to our sources, the French space centre CNES [...]

GERMANY Corporate Intelligence 30/05/2019

Greek-Lebanese Bouri family on Berlin's wavelength in the Gulf 

Via Aeromaritime, Greek-Lebanese businessman Alexandre Bouri and his sons distribute military communication systems and drones in the Middle East. [...]

FRANCE Corporate Intelligence 22/05/2019

Six suitors circle corportate intelligence firm ADIT 

Serge Weinberg, who owns 66% of the corporate intelligence firm ADIT through his Weinberg Capital investment fund, and Lazard Bank, [...]