Corporate information

Airbus, the leading commercial and military transport aircraft manufacturer 

Airbus offers a modern and comprehensive family of civil airliners with capacities ranging from 100 to 525 seats, while its military product line covers the light, medium and heavy airlifters as well as multi-role aerial tanker and transport aircraft.

The company regularly captures half or more of all commercial airliner orders in the 100-seat and above categories, and has been the largest manufacturer in this market from 2003 to 2011 in terms of deliveries.

Airbus has sold over 11,400 aircraft and delivered 7,000-plus jetliners since its creation in 1970. Today, more than 6,600 aircraft are in service with some 360 operators.

In 2011, Airbus marked the 10th consecutive year of production increases, with its output ramp-up continuing into 2012.  The company’s commercial backlog as of 31 December 2011 was 4.437 aircraft, valued at $588 billion in list prices, and equaling seven-to-eight years of production.

More than 1,000 Airbus Military airlifters have been sold, with over 630 flown by 100-plus operators worldwide.   As of year-end 2011, the Airbus Military backlog stood at 222 aircraft.

A global company with roots in Europe

Headquarters: Toulouse, France

Shareholding:  a 100% EADS company

Active workforce: 55,000 around the world

Subsidiaries: United States, China, Japan and Middle East

Spare parts centres: Hamburg, Frankfurt, Washington, Beijing and Singapore

Training centres: Toulouse, Miami, Hamburg and Beijing 

Field service offices: More than 150 around the world

Supplier network: Some 1,800 suppliers in 30 countries

Industrial sites: Facilities located in France, Germany, Spain and the UK 

Final Assembly Lines: Toulouse, France; Hamburg, Germany; and Tianjin, China

Engineering centres: 11 throughout Europe, US, China, India and Russia