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Arianespace: Back In The Black
Paris - May 04, 2004 At the general assembly of Arianespace shareholders, which was held today in Paris, the company's financial results for 2003 were approved. Sales for 2003 were 559 million euros, resulting in a net profit of 9.2 million euros. Despite a continuingly difficult commercial market and extremely aggressive competition, these figures were the result of: The reaffirmation of support for Europe's launch industry by European Space Agency member states, with the implementation of a return to flight plan for the Ariane 5 ECA, as well as the European Guaranteed Access to Space (EGAS) program; The restructuring Europe's launcher industry, which enabled the readjustment of Ariane 5 production costs to bring them back in line with market pricing; Increased flexibility for Arianespace customers through development of the European family of vehicles - Ariane, Soyuz and Vega - and the establishment of the Launch Services Alliance, which associates Arianespace with Boeing Launch Services and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries; The internal reorganization of the company itself, which now has more than 250 employees grouped into three sectors focused on sales, programs and finance, and which is perfectly suited to serve as the European Space Agency's sole contractor for launch services. In 2003, Arianespace won 8 of the 17 launch services contracts open to competition, thus reaffirming its role as the world's leading launch services provider. The current backlog for Arianespace is 33 satellites to be launched, valued at more than three billion euros. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Arianespace SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express The latest information about the Commercial Satellite Industry
Stratos Steps Closer To Xantic Acquisition
Bethesda MD (SPX) Jan 5, 2006Stratos Global recently announced it had taken a step closer toward the completion of the acquisition of Xantic, having received positive advice from the Works' Council in the Netherlands, and executed a definitive agreement to purchase Xantic from KPN and Telstra Corporation. |
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