Diehl celebrates further prospects for growth
Diehl Aerospace, the product of a merger between two German companies, is celebrating its second anniversary this month and joining French group Thales

Diehl Aerospace, the product of a merger between two German companies, is celebrating its second anniversary this month and joining French group Thales
in a deal to acquire Airbus’ factory in Laupheim, Germany. The two companies were declared preferred bidders for the site on May 30.

Diehl is a cockpit-to-cabin systems provider with Thales being a minority partner, holding 49 percent of its equity. It employs 1,200 people and last year recorded sales of ?205 million ($316 million). It is headquartered at Überlingen, about 150 miles west of Munich, and has plants in Frankfurt, Nuremburg and Rostock.