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Safety Library

Briefing Notes have been developed to constitute a safety-awareness reference for all aviation actors, regardless of their role, type of equipment and operation.
Briefing Notes provide an equal focus on Flight Operations (Volume 1), Cabin Operations (Volume 2) and Maintenance (Volume 3).
To ensure optimum viewing and activate the hyperlinks between various Briefing Notes or towards external websites, please download all Briefing Notes in a dedicated folder on your computer hard disk.
Volume 1, Flight Operations
- How-to-Use Briefing Notes
- Industry Safety Initiatives
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Human Performance
- Operating Environment
- Adverse Weather Operation
- Supplementary Techniques
- Ground Handling
- Runway and Surface Operations
- Takeoff and Departure Operations
- Descent Management
- Approach Techniques
- Landing Techniques
Volume 2, Cabin Operations
Volume 3, Maintenance
Orders & deliveries
| Total orders | 12433 |
|---|---|
| Total deliveries | 7665 |
| In operation | 7117 |
Downloadable assets
- Airbus 40 years of innovation - timeline illustrated
- About Airbus - backgrounder
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