The company was incorporated as the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) in the year 2000 through the merger of the French Aérospatiale-Matra, the German DASA and Spanish CASA. The new entity subsequently acquired full ownership of its subsidiary, Airbus Industrie GIE, a joint venture of European aerospace companies originally incorporated in 1970 to develop and produce a wide-body aircraft to compete with American-built airliners. EADS rebranded itself as Airbus SE in 2015. Reflecting its multinational origin, the company operates major offices and assembly plants in France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom, along with more recent additions in Canada, China, and the United States. (Full article...)
Image 20According to Eurostat and the European Railway Agency, the fatality risk for passengers and occupants on European railways is 28 times lower when compared with car usage (based on data by EU-27 member nations, 2008–2010). (from Rail transport)
Image 21The Beijing Subway is one of the world's largest and busiest rapid transit networks. (from Transport)
Image 36A cast iron fishbelly edge rail manufactured by Outram at the Butterley Company for the Cromford and High Peak Railway in 1831; these are smooth edge rails for wheels with flanges. (from Rail transport)
Image 37European rail subsidies in euros per passenger-km for 2008 (from Rail transport)
Image 38San Diego Trolley over Interstate 8 (from Road transport)
Image 39Tunnels, such as the Tampere Tunnel, allow traffic to pass underground or through rock formations. (from Transport)
Image 56First powered and controlled flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903 (from Aviation)
Image 57German soldiers in a railway car on the way to the front in August 1914. The message on the car reads Von München über Metz nach Paris ("From Munich via Metz to Paris"). (from Rail transport)
Image 58Modes of road transport in Dublin, 1929 (from Road transport)
Image 59The Great North Road near High gate on the approach to London before turnpiking. The highway was deeply rutted and spread onto adjoining land. (from Road transport)
Image 62A 16th-century minecart, an early example of unpowered rail transport (from Rail transport)
Image 63Various modes of transport (from Transport)
Image 64Bardon Hill box in England (seen here in 2009) is a Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although the original mechanical lever frame has been replaced by electrical switches. (from Rail transport)
Image 65Interior view of a high-speed bullet train, manufactured in China (from Rail transport)
Image 660-Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1964, triggered the intercity train travel boom. (from Rail transport)
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