EADS CASA

EADS-CASA
Predecessor	CASA
Successor	EADS-CASA
Founded	1926
Headquarters	Spain
Key people	Domingo Ureña-Raso
Industry	Aviation
Products	Military transport Aircraft
Employees	7500

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EADS-CASA is a Spanish aircraft manufacturer, previously Construcciones Aeronáuticas, S.A. (CASA). It has been the Spanish branch of EADS since 1999. CASA was a Spanish aircraft manufacturer, with numerous landmark military transport aircraft designs such as the CASA C-212 Aviocar, CASA C-295 or the CASA C-101 trainer/ground attack aircraft.

[edit] History

[edit] CASA

Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA was founded in 1923 in Seville, Spain by José Ortiz de Echagüe.

In 1924 the factory in Getafe was opened.
In 1927 a manufacturing plant specializing in electronics was built in Cádiz.
In 1930 the first airplane designed exclusively by CASA was built, the CASA I.
In 1940 CASA starts to build Heinkel 111 aircraft under German license.
In 1943 the Spanish government bought 33% of CASA.
In 1945 a manufacturing plant specializing in modeling was opened in Madrid.
In 1957 CASA gets the contract to keep and repair the F-100 aircraft of the USAF.
In 1962 CASA starts to build Northrop F-5 fighter under American license.
In 1977 CASA gets the contract to design and build the C-101 a trainer and attack aircraft for Spanish Air Force.
In 1972 CASA became a member of the Airbus Consortium together with France, Germany and the United Kingdom.
In 1996 CASA joins to Eurofighter 2000 projet.
In 2008 EADS-CASA starts Airbus A400M final assembly at Seville.

[edit] EADS-CASA

Since 1999 CASA has been a part of EADS, the European aerospace corporation, with Aérospatiale-Matra of France, Dornier GmbH and DASA of Germany. Since then, the Spanish branch of EADS is called EADS-CASA. The current CEO and Chairman of EADS-CASA is Domingo Ureña-Raso^[1]. Currently EADS-CASA employs around 7,500 workers.

On July 2001 EADS-CASA Military Aircraft marked the beginning of the Eurofighter Typhoon Final Assembly Phase at Getafe facilities.^[2] It is one of 4 assembly lines for the Eurofighter (the other 3 lines are at Warton in United Kingdom, Manching in Germany and Turin in Italy). Production was expected to be up to 7 wings per month and 12 aircraft per year. EADS CASA is producing the right wing for the Eurofighter and assembling 87 aircraft for the Spanish Air Force. First delivery to the Spanish Air Force was realized together with the other partner air forces in the second half of 2002.

EADS was formed in July, 2000 following the merger of Aerospatiale Matra of France, DaimlerChrysler from Germany and Construcciones Aeronáuticas S.A. from Spain. EADS is the third largest aerospace company in the world. It has approximately 100,000 employees.

[edit] Military Transport Aircraft Division (MTAD)

The MTAD is part of EADS-CASA and is based in Madrid. One of the planes it produces is the Airbus A330-200 modified to provide air to air refuelling. They have provided one variant to the Australian air force and are providing another variant to the UK's Royal Air Force via the company AirTanker. MTAD's main focus is in the light to medium end of the military transport market covering 3 to 9 tonnes. It has over 700 aircraft flying of the types C-212, C-235 and C-295.

EADS CASA’s Military Transport Aircraft Division managed the industrial and technical activities of participating companies for the Airbus A400M project. This responsibility is now managed by Airbus Military.^[3]

The A400M assembly at the Seville plant of EADS-CASA Spain started in Q1 2007. Airbus plans to manufacture thirty aircraft per year. The major assemblies arrive by Airbus Beluga transporters. The four EuroProp TP400-D6 flight test engines have been delivered in late February 2008 for the first A400M. According to EADS the first "static tests" of a dedicated A400M complete structure were started on 14 March in Spain.

[edit] CASA aircraft

CASA 352; license-built version of the German Junkers Ju 52 trimotor transport
CASA 2.111; license-built version of the German Heinkel 111 bomber
CASA 1.131 Jungmann; license-built version of the Bücker Bü 131
CASA 1.133 Jungmeister; license-built version of the Bücker Bü 133
CASA C-201 Alcotán
CASA C-202 Halcón
CASA C-207 Azor
CASA C.127; license-built version of the Dornier Do 27
CASA SF-5A; license-built version of the Northrop F-5A (also built two seater version as SF-5B)
CASA SRF-5A; license-built version of the Northrop RF-5
CASA C-223 Flamingo license-built version of the MBB 223 Flamingo
CASA C-101 Aviojet
CASA C-212 Aviocar
CASA CN-235
CASA C-295

[edit] Others

Airbus; as subcontractor supplying parts for Airbus series of civilian passenger aircraft
Airbus Military; Subcontractor for Airbus A400M
Boeing; as subconbtractor supplying parts for Boeing series of civilain passenger aircraft
Eurofighter GmbH; as subcontractor for the right wing of all production Eurofighter Typhoon

[edit] Gallery

CASA Jungmann, built 1957.	CASA 2.111 a licenced version of He-111-H Bomber was engined in Spain with imported Rolls-Royce Merlin at the end of WWII, CASA built 236 of this aircraft between 1940 and 1956.	CASA C-212 of the Swedish Coast Guard.	CASA C-295 of Polish Air Force
CASA CN-235M-100 of the Spanish Air Force.	CASA C-101 Aviojet of Patrulla Aguila Aerobatic Team.	The Eurofighter Typhoon is assembled in Spain by EADS-CASA for the Spanish Air Force	The first A400M, surrounded by EADS employees, during the aircraft's roll-out in Seville, Spain on 26 June 2008.