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May 28, 2019 - Today, ASD adopted by unanimous decision to reelect its President Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, for a new one-year mandate as ASD President (2019-2020).

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).

February 21, 2018 - ASD joins 22 associations representing key European industrial research and innovation stakeholders to call on the EU Institutions to develop the next EU Research & Innovation Framework Programme (FP9) with an appropriate design and budget, at the level of the ambitions of the Renewed EU Industrial Policy Strategy.

March 8, 2018 - International Women’s Day is a worldwide event celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Gender equality in the workplace is essential for women as well as businesses to achieve their full potential.

May 7, 2018 - The upcoming months will be crucial for the future of the European Union, especially in light of the important debates related to the shaping of the next Multiannual Financial Framework.

May 18, 2018 - "We are very happy to welcome Liebherr into the ASD family” stated ASD Secretary General, Jan Pie. “A credible interlocutor on important EU policies and initiatives linked to its industry is vital for all stakeholders."

June 26, 2018 - ASD welcomes progress made in June by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council regarding the implementation of CORSIA, the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation.

October 3, 2018 - The world’s leading aerospace designers, manufacturers and maintenance providers today announced publication of a new international industry standard to improve safety performance and enhance safety culture: “Implementing a Safety Management System for Design, Manufacturing and Maintenance Providers.” 

October 3, 2018 - ASD organized together with the Austrian Chamber of Commerce (WKO) in Vienna an industry matchmaking event for the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP).

Brussels, October 4, 2018 – The global air transport sector supports 65.5 million jobs and $2.7 trillion in global economic activity, according to new research released today by the Air Transport Action Group (ATAG).

October 18, 2018 - ASD joins 131 organisations from across the EU to call on future Members of the European Parliament to put industry at the core of the EU's future.

December 12, 2018 - Europe is a leader and a global player in the aeronautics industry. How can we continue this success story? On December 5, the European Parliament’s Sky and Space Intergroup, chaired by MEP Monika Hohlmeier, hosted the 4thedition of the annual EU Aeronautics Conference in Brussels with the support of ASD to answer that question.

On 24th January, EASA released their 2019 European Aviation Environmental Report; this comprehensive document provides an overview ofthe environmental performance of the aviation sector, updating EASA assessment conducted in 2016. The report acknowledges the effort of the sector to improve its environmental footprint, including through the continued introduction ofadvanced technologies.

September 11, 2019 - ASD, together with 20 signatories, call on the EU Institutions and Members States to take the necessary steps to implement the joint declaration adopted today, outlining their shared commitment to improving Europe’s airspace.

September 18, 2019 - The BRT's 2019 Recommendations were formally submitted to PM Shinzo Abe by BRT co-Chairman Masaki Sakuyama and by Michael Mroczek (Member of the EU-side of the BRT).

October 3, 2019 - The President of the AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe (ASD) and CEO of Dassault Aviation, Mr Eric Trappier, today held a keynote address at the occasion of the opening of a high-level conference on the European Defence Fund (EDF) in Helsinki.

October 23, 2019 - ASD Secretary General Jan Pie today gave a speech on the European Defence Market at a conference on the 10thanniversary of the Defence and Security Procurement Directive (2009/81).

November 7, 2019 - ASD organized today for the first time ever a joint seminar with OCCAR, the Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation comprising DE, FR, IT, UK, BE and ES for the management of cooperative defence projects.

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’. 

November 26, 2019 – Industry4Europe, a coalition of 149 sector Associations representing the diversity of the EU’s industrial base, today published its new Joint Paper ‘A long-term strategy for Europe’s industrial future: from words to action’.