Construcciones Aeronáuticas

Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) was an Spanish aircraft manufacturer and currently the Spanish branch of EADS as EADS-CASA.

History

CASA

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

In 1927 a manufacturing plant specialized in electronics was built in Cádiz.

In 1930 was built the first aeroplane designed exclusively by CASA, the CASA I.

In 1940 CASA starts to build Heinkel 111 aircraft under German license.

In 1943 the Spanish government buys the 33% of CASA.

In 1945 a new manufacturing plant specialized in modelling was open in Madrid.

In 1957 CASA gets the contract to keep and repair the F-100 aircraft of the USAF.

In 1972 CASA became a member of the Airbus Consortium together with France, Germany and the United Kingdom.

EADS-CASA

Since 1999 CASA has became 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 & Chairman of EADS-CASA is Francisco Fernández Sainz. Currently EADS-CASA has around 7,500 workers.

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.

See ^*

CASA Aircraft

CASA 352; license-built version of the German Junkers Ju 52 trimotor transport
CASA C.101 Aviojet
CASA C.212 Aviocar
CASA CN-235
CASA C-295
CASA 2.111
CASA 207 Azor

External links

EADS-CASA official site