Airbus

Airbus SAS is a division of the multinational Airbus Group SE that manufactures civil aircraft. It is based in Blagnac, France, a suburb of Toulouse, with production and manufacturing facilities mainly in France, Germany, Spain, China, United Kingdom and the United States. The company employs 72,816.

Airbus began as a consortium of aerospace manufacturers, Airbus Industrie. Consolidation of European defence and aerospace companies in 1999 and 2000 allowed the establishment of a simplified joint-stock company in 2001, owned by the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) (80%) and BAE Systems (20%). After a protracted sales process BAE sold its shareholding to EADS on 13 October 2006.

Airbus has sixteen key sites in four countries: France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. Final assembly production is based at Toulouse, France; Hamburg, Germany; Seville, Spain, Tianjin, China, and Mobile, United States. Airbus has subsidiaries in the United States, Japan and India.

The company produces and markets the first commercially viable digital fly-by-wire airliner, the Airbus A320, and the world’s largest passenger airliner, the A380. The 10,000th aircraft, an A350, was delivered to Singapore Airlines on 14 October 2016 ; the global Airbus fleet having performed more than 110 million flights over 215 billion kilometres, carrying 12 billion passengers.

Airbus Foundation completes COVID-19 and Ebola relief flight to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Republic of the Congo

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The Airbus Foundation together with the French Red Cross (FRC) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has flown...

The Royal Thai Air Force receives two new H225Ms

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The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has taken delivery of its seventh and eighth H225M (previously known as EC725) multirole utility helicopters.Since 2012, the...

SAS takes delivery of its first A320neo

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Scandinavia’s leading carrier becomes operator of world’s most fuel efficient single aisle aircraft. Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), has taken delivery of its first of 30 A320neo...

Airbus Helicopters UH-72 Lakota fleet surpasses one million flight hours with U.S. Army, Navy and National Guard units

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The Airbus Helicopters UH-72 Lakota fleet has exceeded the 1 million flight-hour mark, some 15 years after the first Lakota UH-72A entered service for...

Cebu Pacific takes delivery of its first Airbus A321neo

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Cebu Pacific, the largest low-cost carrier in the Philippines has taken delivery of its first A321neo.The new addition complements the Manila-based airline’s Airbus fleet,...

Virgin Atlantic takes delivery of its first Airbus A330neo

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Virgin Atlantic has taken delivery of its first Airbus A330neo aircraft leased from Air Lease Corporation. The A330neo will play a crucial role in...

European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) selects Airbus and IAI for Maritime Aerial Surveillance with Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS)

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Contract awarded following several successful trials over the past years for Maritime Aerial Surveillance services with RPAS Successful partnership between Airbus Defence and...

PLAY signs agreement for two new Airbus A320neo aircraft

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PLAY has signed an agreement with China Aircraft Leasing Group Holdings Limited (CALC), a major international aircraft lessor for two new A320neo aircraft. The...

Qantas Group takes delivery of its first Airbus A220

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Qantas Group has received its first Airbus A220 aircraft, marking its entry as the 20th operator of this new generation plane. The delivery is...

Kuwait’s Jazeera Airways confirms order for 28 new Airbus A320neo family aircraft

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Jazeera Airways, the Kuwaiti-based carrier, has firmed up an order with Airbus for 28 aircraft, including 20 A320neos and eight A321neos. The order confirms...

Airbus Helicopters and Kongsberg sign long-term collaboration agreement to support Norwegian Armed Forces

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Airbus and Kongsberg of Norway have signed a long-term strategic agreement to collaborate over support and services for the Norwegian Armed Forces.Under the terms...

German Transport Minister Scheuer and Lufthansa CEO Spohr recommend measures to enhance the quality of air traffic

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Recent events in Munich have shown how vulnerable the system is In a side note to the talk, Scheuer and Spohr christened a...

A350-1000 performed ‘High and Warm’ flight test campaign in Latin America (Bolivia and Colombia)

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With the objective of conducting a ‘High and Warm’ flight test campaign to check aircraft and engine performance in high-altitude, warm and humid conditions,...

United Airlines finds a replacement for its existing fleet of Boeing 757-200 aircraft and orders 50 Airbus A321XLR’s

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On 3 December, United Airlines announced an order to purchase 50 new Airbus A321XLR aircraft, enabling the carrier to begin replacing and retiring its...

Delta’s Airbus A220s take to the skies for first customer flights

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Delta's A220 has made its official debut — a moment years in the making for customers and employees across the airline.In the early hours this...

German Federal Police strengthens Super Puma fleet with delivery of three Airbus H215 helicopters

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These helicopters will join an existing fleet of 19 Super PumasThe German Federal Police (Bundespolizei) has taken delivery of three heavy H215 helicopters, with...

Airbus appoints Eric Schulz successor to John Leahy as chief of sales

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Joins the company at the end of January 2018 from Rolls-Royce Brings broad international experience in aerospace industry and deep understanding of airline...

VLM plans to resume operations end 2016, adding A320-A330 to its fleet in 2017/2018

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VLM Airlines trustees signed an agreement in principle for the acquisition of the airline by SHS Antwerp Aviation (Netherlands). VLM plans to resume operations with...

Airbus achieves targets proving ramp-up readiness in 2016

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. Record commercial aircraft deliveries of 688 . 731 net orders, book-to-bill above one . Healthy backlog of 6,874 aircraft Airbus’ commercial aircraft deliveries in 2016 were...

Airbus ACJ319neo wins new customer

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Adds to growing sales of new aircraft familyAirbus’ ACJ319neo has won another commitment, taking total sales of the new private jet family, which includes...

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