Photo Gallery EADS Moves On
In October German government officials blocked the merger of aerospace giants EADS and BAE Systems. The merger was a key part of EADS CEO Thomas Enders' strategy to rebalance the company's portfolio. In a SPIEGEL interview Enders, who assumed the post in May 2012, explains how EADS is picking up the pieces.
Thomas Enders became the CEO of aerospace giant EADS in May 2012.
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EADS employees in the company's Hamburg facility, which will become the center for the A320 family of planes.
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As CEO of EADS Enders has to balance the shareholder needs with political demands.
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A deal to sell 15 Eurofighter jets to Austria has landed EADS in hot water with allegations of bribery and backdoor wheedling. Here the first of the Eurofighter jets arrives in Austria landing at a military airport in the Styrian village of Zeltweg.
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Here, Thomas Enders (right( is pictured with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who was against the planned merger between EADS and BAE Systems, at the ILA Berlin Air Show in September.
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