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Poland purchases another two (2) EADS CASA C-295 military transport aircraft

Madrid, 26 October 2006

Polish Secretary of State of Defence, Marek Zajakala, Chief of Staff Polish Air Force, Lt. Gen. Stanislaw Targosz and Polish Air Force Lt. Gen. Magensky, on the Polish side, and Antonio R. Barberán, Vice President Sales at EADS Military Transport Aircraft Division, have signed today, in the presence of Spanish Ambassador in Warsaw, Rafael Mendivil Peydro, a new contract to provide Polish Air Force with two additional C-295 military transport aircraft. In August 2001, Poland purchased eight (8) C-295, from which last delivery took place in July 2005.

Antonio R. Barberán said during the signing ceremony: “We would like to thank and congratulate Polish Air Force for its professionality, and to specially mention the 6.000 flight hours in different missions under the most demanding and hard conditions performed with the C-295 in areas that extend from the Middle East to the Far East”

Poland is the first export customer for C-295 which repeats with new acquisitions (recurrent customer).

Thanks to excellent and flexible products, close collaboration with the customers and first class in-service support, EADS CASA has gained the confidence of many operators worldwide that have increased their fleet with new orders.

EADS CASA is the world leader in light and medium weight aircraft. The CN-235 and C-295 accumulate one million flights with more than 900.000 flight hours in five continents. The C-295 is in operation with air forces from Poland, Jordan, Algeria, Finland and Spain, and orders from Brazil and Portugal will soon start being delivered. Compared to its competitors, it is the only aircraft in its category that has been operated in real war scenarios like in the Balkans , Irak, or Afghanistan.

EADS CASA is the main shareholder of Polish aircraft company PZL Warszawa Okecie since 2001 and has contributed to its modernisation through investment and the transfer of new technologies. PZL benefits also from the powerful infrastructure of EADS.

The C-295 is a last generation medium military transport aircraft powered by 2 turboprop engines from Pratt and Whitney of Canada with a rear ramp access, a payload of more than 9000 kg. and sophisticated and modern avionics from Sextant Avionics, and it has the best life cycle cost (LCC) in its class.

EADS is a global leader in aerospace, defence and related services. In 2005, EADS generated revenues of € 34,2 billion and employed a workforce of about 113,000. The EADS Group includes the aircraft manufacturer Airbus, the world's largest helicopter supplier Eurocopter and the joint venture MBDA, the international leader in missile systems. EADS is the major partner in the Eurofighter consortium, is the prime contractor for the Ariane launcher, develops the A400M military transport aircraft and is the largest industrial partner for the European satellite navigation system Galileo.

Contact with the media:
Miguel Sánchez Communications
EADS CASA

Tel.: +34 91 585 77 89

Eduardo Galicia Communications
EADS CASA

Tel.: +34 91 585 77 89