EADS North America to Expand Its Mobile, Alabama Facility

Company to Build New Delivery Center for Aircraft Maintenance, Overhaul and Modification MOBILE, AL (EADS Press Release) – EADS North America will further expand the company’s U.S. industrial presence with the construction of a new 27,000-sq. ft. aircraft maintenance delivery center at the Mobile, Alabama facility of its EADS CASA North America business unit.

Coast Guard Awards Contract to Purchase Three Additional HC-144A Aircraft

Washington – The Coast Guard awarded a firm-fixed-price Delivery/Task Order to Integrated Coast Guard Systems on November 17, 2008, to purchase three HC-144A “Ocean Sentry” Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) at a total cost of $150,517,167.00.  These MPAs—our ninth, tenth, and eleventh HC-144As–will be built at the EADS CASA construction facility in Seville, Spain.  The delivery dates...

Coast Guard Accepts Sixth HC-144A Maritime Patrol Aircraft

Washington, DC – The Coast Guard’s aviation recapitalization efforts show continued success as the sixth HC-144A “Ocean Sentry” Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), Tail Number (CG 2306), was formally accepted—recognized by the signing of the DD-250 document–at EADS construction facility in Seville, Spain, on November 5, 2008.

Coast Guard Accepts Fifth HC-144A Maritime Patrol Aircraft

Washington – The Coast Guard’s aviation recapitalization efforts show continued success as the fifth HC-144A “Ocean Sentry” Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), Tail Number (CG 2305), departed the EADS construction facility in Seville, Spain on July 31 enroute to the Coast Guard Aviation Training Center in Mobile, Alabama. Three additional aircraft are on contract and scheduled for delivery...