BAE SYSTEMS Aviation Services Wins Airbus Preferred Supplier Status.Business Editors LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2001 Airbus SAS (1) (SAS Institute Inc., Cary, NC, www.sas.com) A software company that specializes in data warehousing and decision support software based on the SAS System. Founded in 1976, SAS is one of the world's largest privately held software companies. See SAS System. has appointed BAE SYSTEMS BAE Systems British manufacturer of aircraft, missiles, avionics, naval vessels, and other aerospace and defense products. BAE Systems was formed (1999) from the merger of British Aerospace (BAe) with Marconi Electronic Systems. Aviation Services, part of the Aircraft Services Group, based in Filton, Bristol Bristol, cities, United States Bristol. 1 Industrial city (1990 pop. 60,640), Hartford co., central Conn., on the Pequabuck River; settled 1727, inc. 1785. Its clock-making industry dates from 1790. , UK, as one of their preferred maintenance and repair organizations. The preferred supplier general terms agreement has been signed for three Years and covers Airbus aircraft maintenance services on the A300, A310, A300-600 and the A320 family of aircraft. The agreement provides a platform for the future co-operation between BAE SYSTEMS Aviation Services and Airbus SAS on various aspects of Airbus maintenance including "A" and "C" checks, modifications and cabin reconfiguration as well as refurbishment re·fur·bish tr.v. re·fur·bished, re·fur·bish·ing, re·fur·bish·es To make clean, bright, or fresh again; renovate. re·fur . This further consolidates the ongoing relationship between BAE SYSTEMS Aviation Services and Airbus. About BAE SYSTEMS: BAE SYSTEMS is the truly global systems, defense and aerospace company. BAE SYSTEMS employs more than 100,000 people and has annual sales of some $18 billion. The company offers a global capability in air, sea, land and space with a world-class prime contracting ability supported by a range of Key skills. BAE SYSTEMS designs and manufactures civil and military aircraft, surface ships, submarines, space systems, radar, avionics avionics (ā'vēŏn`ĭks), electronic instruments used in air or space flight; also the design and production of such instruments. Early planes had few instruments, but as aviation and aircraft became more complex, so did instrumentation. , communications, electronics, guided weapon systems and a range of other defense products. www.baesystems.com |
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