In 2001 Airbus became a single fully integrated company incorporated under French law as a simplified joint stock company or S.A.S. (Société par Actions Simplifiée).
The four national entities which had previously formed the Airbus consortium transferred their Airbus-related assets to the new company and became shareholders in Airbus -- Airbus France, Airbus Deutschland and Airbus Espana merging as the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) with 80% shares and BAE Systems with 20%. In 2006, following the sales of BAE Systems' shares, Airbus became an EADS company.
Manufacturing, production and sub-assembly of parts for Airbus aircraft are distributed around 16 sites in Europe, with final assembly in Toulouse and Hamburg.
There are also centres for engineering design, sales and support in North America; and sales and customer support centres in Japan and China. Airbus has a joint engineering centre in Russia with Kaskol.
Around the world Airbus has five spare parts centres, 160 field sites, three fully-fledged training centres -- in Toulouse, Miami and Beijing and one A320 maintenance training cetnre in Hamburg. Airbus has an agreement with CAE to provide Airbus-approved training courses in many more sites around the world.
Airbus draws on a global network of more than 1,500 suppliers in over 30 countries.
The company fosters ties with industry in all the countries where it is represented, aiming to place its suppliers where its customers are.
This interactive map shows Airbus' global presence, with details on its locations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, and North and South America.
Browse through the drop down menus and discover Airbus' activities by clicking on the locations displayed.
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The four national entities which had previously formed the Airbus consortium transferred their Airbus-related assets to the new company and became shareholders in Airbus -- Airbus France, Airbus Deutschland and Airbus Espana merging as the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) with 80% shares and BAE Systems with 20%. In 2006, following the sales of BAE Systems' shares, Airbus became an EADS company. 
