Having worked successfully on earlier Airbus projects CASA became part of Airbus Group, known as EADS at the time, in 2000.
The company, usually known as CASA, went on to design and manufacture its own aircraft as well as becoming a pioneering presence in European aviation cooperation.
Airbus Group is the leader of Spain’s aerospace and defence sector generating 64% of the nation’s revenues from this area of the economy. It has also been the industry’s key entrance point to European aerospace programmes.