University Stuttgart - Institute of Aerospace Technology 1984-1994

Airbus A310 - A320 and Airbus Fleet Strategy

DASA DaimlerChrysler Aerospace

DASA (officially Deutsche Aerospace AG, later Daimler-Benz Aerospace AG, then DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG) was a German aerospace manufacturer. Dasa was created in 1989 as the aerospace subsidiary arm of Daimler-Benz AG (later DaimlerChrysler). The company acquired rival manufacturer Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB) at same year 1989, integrated along with other aerospace interests, MTU München, and Dornier Flugzeugwerke, in 1992. The company's existence was relatively brief due to the peace dividend at 1990s having motivated industry consolidation. In July 2000, DASA merged with Aérospatiale-Matra of France and Construcciones Aeronautics SA (CASA) / Spain from DASA to EADS, which has rebranded as Airbus Group.

EADS European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company

European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), major European aerospace company that builds commercial and military aircraft, space systems, propulsion systems, missiles, and other defense products. It was formed in 2000 from the merger of three leading European aerospace firms: Aerospatiale Matra of France, DaimlerChrysler Aerospace (Dasa) of Germany, and Construcciones Aeronautics S.A. (CASA) of Spain.

Headquarters are in Paris, France, and Munich, Germany. Measured by sales EADS is the third largest aerospace company in the world (after Boeing and Lockheed Martin). It holds an 80 percent share in the consortium Airbus Industrie and is responsible for the final assembly of Airbus aircraft. EADS has a controlling interest in the joint venture Astrium (created 2000), the first trinational space company, whose facilities in France, Germany, and Great Britain cover a full spectrum of the space business from ground systems and launch vehicles to satellites and orbital infrastructure. EADS also has stakes in Arianespace, which markets the commercial services of the Ariane family of launch vehicles.