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, Malaysia, United States and India. (Full article...)
Image 27The 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 29The Lockheed SR-71 remains unsurpassed in many areas of performance. (from Aviation)
Image 30The Beijing Subway is one of the world's largest and busiest rapid transit networks. (from Transport)
Image 31A 16th-century mine-cart, an early example of un-powered rail transport, used man power to operate. (from Rail transport)
Image 32A 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 35Tunnels, such as the Tampere Tunnel, allow traffic to pass underground or through rock formations. (from Transport)
Image 36Bardon 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England (seen here in 2009) is a Midland Railway box dating from 1899, although the original mechanical lever frame has been replaced by electrical switches.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 370-Series Shinkansen, introduced in 1964, triggered the intercity train travel boom. (from Rail transport)
Image 57Map of world railway network as of 2022 (from Rail transport)
Image 58German 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 61Modes of road transport in Dublin, 1929 (from Road transport)
Image 62An ambulance from World War I (from Transport)
Image 63According 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 64First powered and controlled flight by the Wright brothers, December 17, 1903 (from Aviation)
Image 69Technology trends in Air transportation: patent landscape in air transport (from Aviation)
Image 70Passengers waiting to board a tube train on the London Underground in the early 1900s (sketch by unknown artist)
Image 71Customized motorcycle to maximize load capacity. Mobility is important for motorcycles, which are primarily used for transporting light cargo in urban areas. (from Transport)
... that a section of Mississippi Highway 489 was designated as the Jason Boyd Memorial Highway to commemorate the MDOT superintendent who was killed while removing debris from the road?
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