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ASD President Alessandro Profumo and the Secretary General JanPie, explain in an op-ed for Euractiv what it takes for Europe to become a credible security actor and how to effectively strengthen its defence technological and industrial base.

November 13, 2019 - Members of Europe’s leading aviation associations have today published a joint paper setting out the principles to support the safe integration into European airspace of unmanned aircraft, or ‘drones’. 

Brussels, 18 September 2020: Over 20 travel and tourism bodies as well as unions across Europe united today in an unprecedented call for European Commission leadership to replace  quarantine restrictions with  an EU Testing Protocol for Travel in a bid to save the livelihoods of more than 27 million Europeans who work in the sector.

December 5, 2017 - Defence is high on the European institutions’ agendas. Recently, the October European Council conclusions highlighted progress achieved in a number of defence-related files.

November 23, 2016 – ASD welcomes the publication of the Drones Outlook Study by the SESAR Joint Undertaking, on the occasion of the High Level Conference on Drones taking place in Warsaw, Poland.

May 11, 2017 - ASD welcomes the initiative of the European Parliament’s Sky and Space Intergroup (SSI) to hold a high-level event aimed at discussing the future of aeronautical research.

January 24, 2018 – ASD welcomes the high-level strategic dialogue hosted today by Commissioner Elżbieta Bieńkowska and MEP Françoise Grossetête to which Eric Trappier, ASD President and Chairman & CEO of Dassault Aviation has been invited to exchange views on the future European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP).

April 9, 2020 - Today more than ever, hospitals are seeking to increase their capacity while the number of patient admissions continues to grow due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 8, 2020 - Thales has joined Tech Taskforce for Wales, which was recently formed to give a first line of free advice and support to businesses of all sizes as the Covid-19 pandemic develops.

March 30, 2020 - A consortium of significant UK industrial, technology and engineering businesses from across the aerospace, automotive and medical sectors, has come together to produce medical ventilators for the UK. 

April 21, 2020 - Thales as a company and individual employees are showing their solidarity by lending technical expertise and innovative ideas and has launched various initiatives to fight Covid-19 and the spread of the disease.

May 26, 2020 - The aim of the trial is to prove the feasibility of transporting urgent medical cargo, such as COVID-19 test kits and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), between remote medical facilities by delivery drone.

April 29, 2020 - TECNALIA is currently working on the development of initiatives that help combat the current crisis caused by COVID-19. These include the development of COVID-19 diagnostic tests, the manufacture of medicines for the prevention and treatment of the disease, and support to industry in the development of respirators.

Brussels, 12 May 2022 - Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) are among the biggest levers to accompany the civil aviation sector in its decarbonisation strategies. However, parallel measures are needed to ensure a level playing field. ASD has therefore co-signed the open letter below.

6 October 2021   DOWNLOAD THE POSITION PAPER DOWNLOAD THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY   Executive Summary Sustainability has become a key driver for policies, economies and societies at large.

March 31, 2020 - Airbus aircraft – and the company’s own industrial capabilities – are playing a vital role in supporting governments as they face challenges posed by an unprecedented global health crisis

Brussels, 21 September 2020 – Mr Alessandro Profumo, CEO of Leonardo was elected President of ASD at today's board meeting. Related to this appointment Mr Profumo addresses in this video the many strategic challenges and opportunities that lies ahead.

March 5, 2014 - It is with great sadness that we learned of the death of Dr. Assad Kotaite, one of the most prominent and respected figures in the world of civil aviation.

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May 13, 2020 - Safran is making a concrete contribution to the fight against COVID-19 in several ways: by adapting current products or quickly developing targeted solutions (personal protective equipment such as visors and masks, on-demand medical solutions); by providing access to its production facilities; and by donating emergency equipment.