17/01/2006
The MBA visits EADS-CASA

On 17 January, the MBA students, accompanied by the Programme Director, professor Clara Cardone, and by professor Miguel Ángel López, who is in charge of organizing the visits to firms, had the chance to know the EADS-CASA facilities at Getafe city.

The Public Relations responsibles of the aeronautic company, Belén Fierro and Alberto Redondo, welcomed the group, which was guided by Engineer Mario López de las Barreras. After a brief company's presentation, thay visited the Area of Development and Modifications, where the Airbus A380 structure is tested; the assembly-line works of the aeroplanes EF-2000 of the Spanish Army and the assembly-line work of the wings of the all the European EF-2000 models; the Reparation Area where the F-18 aeroplanes and the Airbus prototype A310 are prepared for their flight tests. The students also visited the plant for the tailplanes and other components of the Airbus models.

As a souvenir of the visit, the companies representatives donated a photograpy book that commemorates the travels of two historical models of the company in the 1920's. The book will be part of the MBA Bibliographical Catalogue. The visit is part of the activities offered to the students during the academic year. Every year, the Programme organizes visits to firms of different areas located in the province of Madrid , that has started this year in EADS-CASA.