Press kits & backgrounders

Airbus' corporate press kit provides a general presentation of the company and the latest information on all current Airbus aircraft programmes. It also highlights Airbus’ achievements in areas such as customer services, technology leadership, commonality and eco-efficiency.

•  Airbus_Corporate_Press_kit_English_Jan12.zip — 1.5 MB
•  Airbus_Corporate_Press_Kit_French_Jan2012.zip — 1.8 MB
•  Airbus_Corporate_Press_Kit_German_Jan2012.zip — 703 KB
•  Airbus_Corporate_Press_Kit_Spanish_Jan2012.zip — 1.5 MB
•  Airbus-001-Environment-E-Jan2012.pdf — 134 KB
•  Airbus-002-Alternative-Fuels-E-Jan2012.pdf — 139 KB
•  Airbus-003-A380-Airports-EN-Oct11.pdf — 166 KB
•  Airbus-004-A380-Family-E-Jan2012.pdf — 84 KB
•  Airbus-005-A380-Customers-list-A380-E-Jan12.pdf — 18.6 KB
•  Airbus-006-A350-Family-E-Jan2012.pdf — 116 KB
•  Airbus-007-A350-Programme-E-May11.pdf — 123 KB
•  Airbus-008-A350-ordertable-E-Jan12.pdf — 19.1 KB
•  Airbus-009-A330-Family-E-Jan2012.pdf — 114 KB
•  Airbus-010-A320neo_ordertable_E__17th_Jan_12.pdf — 90 KB
•  Airbus-011-A320-Backgrounder-E-Jan2012.pdf — 114 KB
•  Airbus-012-Corporate-Jet-Family-E-Jan2012.pdf — 114 KB
•  Airbus-013-Freighters-E-Jan2012.pdf — 82 KB
•  Airbus-016-Cabins-E-Jan2012.pdf — 119 KB
•  Airbus-017-Customer-Services-E-Jan2012.pdf — 128 KB
•  Airbus-018-Airbus-R-and-T-E-Jan2012.pdf — 113 KB
•  Airbus-020-About-Airbus-E-Jan2012.pdf — 111 KB
•  Airbus-Future-by-Airbus-Backgrounder-E-Jun11.pdf — 71 KB
•  Airbus-FYI-2011-Backgrounder-E-Aug11.pdf — 119 KB
•  Airbus-Military-Backgrounder-Jun11.pdf — 99 KB

Airbus senior management press kit provides the biographies and high-resolution photos of key executives. Download the full kit in .zip or by individual backgrounder

•  Airbus_top_management_biographies_and_photos.zip — 22 MB
•  Baril.jpg — 728 KB
•  Bregier.jpg — 4.2 MB
•  Butschek.jpg — 3.5 MB
•  Champion.jpg — 3.6 MB
•  Enders.jpg — 1.2 MB
•  Leahy.JPG — 3.8 MB
•  Richter.jpg — 809 KB
•  Wilhelm.jpg — 1.1 MB
•  Williams.JPG — 3.1 MB
•  Airbus_Baril_Bio_Oct07.pdf — 89 KB
•  Airbus_Bregier_Bio_Jan08.pdf — 86 KB
•  Airbus_Butschek_March-2011.pdf — 90 KB
•  Airbus_Champion_Bio_Apr10.pdf — 88 KB
•  Airbus_Enders_Bio_Aug10.pdf — 85 KB
•  Airbus_Leahy_Bio_Feb10.pdf — 86 KB
•  Airbus_Richter_Bio_Aug10.pdf — 86 KB
•  Airbus_Wilhelm_Bio_Feb08.pdf — 85 KB
•  Airbus_Williams_Bio_Jul08.pdf — 88 KB

The A350 XWB press kit includes a programme update on Airbus’ newest jetliner. In addition, it provides details on the A350 XWB final assembly line and the aircraft’s industrial process, as well as an overview of how the A350 Family will shape the future efficiency of medium-to-long haul airline operations.

•  Airbus_press_kit_A350_XWB_E_Jan2012.zip — 200 KB
•  Airbus_Press_Kit_A350XWB_French_Jan2012.zip — 157 KB
•  Airbus_Press_Kit_A350XWB_German_Jan2012.zip — 63 KB
•  Airbus_Press_Kit_A350XWB_Spanish_Jan2012.zip — 157 KB
•  Airbus-006-A350-Family-E-Jan2012.pdf — 116 KB
•  Airbus-007-A350-Programme-E-May11.pdf — 123 KB
•  Airbus-008-A350-ordertable-E-Jan12.pdf — 19.1 KB

The latest A380 press kit provides an update on this 21st century Airbus flagship. Documentation is included about the world’s airports that are A380-ready, the aircraft’s environmentally-friendly operations, along with information on its customers and suppliers.

•  Airbus_A380_Press_Kit_English_Jan2012.zip — 194 KB
•  Airbus_A380_Press_Kit_French_Jan2012.zip — 219 KB
•  Airbus_A380_Press_Kit_German_Jan2012.zip — 120 KB
•  Airbus_A380_Press_Kit_Spanish_Jan2012.zip — 172 KB
•  Airbus-003-A380-Airports-EN-Oct11.pdf — 166 KB
•  Airbus-004-A380-Family-E-Jan2012.pdf — 84 KB
•  Airbus-005-A380-Customers-list-A380-E-Jan12.pdf — 18.6 KB

Airbus’ “Fly Your Ideas” competition challenges students to develop innovative ideas for the future of air transport. This press kit provides key information on the 2011 edition of “Fly Your Ideas,” including profiles of the five finalist teams and their projects, along with details on the competition’s jury members and associated imagery. The files below can be downloaded individually or as a complete .zip folder.

•  Airbus_FYI_2011_press_kit.zip — 20 MB
•  Airbus_FYI_Press_Kit_French_Aug_2011.zip — 146 KB
•  Airbus_FYI_Press_Kit_German_Aug_2011.zip — 153 KB
•  Airbus_FYI_Press_Kit_Spanish_Aug_2011.zip — 112 KB
•  Airbus-FYI2011-Backgrounder-E-AUG-3.pdf — 133 KB
•  FYI_2011_-_Announcing_Competition_Finalists_April_2011.pdf — 116 KB
•  Airbus_FYI_2011_-_5_finalist_teams_descriptions_April_2011.pdf — 69 KB
•  Airbus_FYI_2011__Jury_members_April_2011.pdf — 74 KB
•  Airbus_FYI_-_high-flying_judges_Nov_2010.pdf — 130 KB
•  Airbus_FYI_2011_attracts_300_teams_Feb_2011.pdf — 171 KB
•  Airbus_FYI_2011_challenge_launch_July_2010.pdf — 48 KB
•  Airbus_FYI_2011_-_team_Condor_Chile_ID_card.jpg — 1.2 MB
•  Airbus_FYI_2011_-_team_Msia_on_Mars_Malaysia_ID_card.jpg — 1.3 MB
•  Airbus_FYI_2011_-_team_O3_India_ID_card.jpg — 1.1 MB
•  Airbus_FYI_2011_-_team_SSE_Sweden_ID_card.jpg — 1.2 MB
•  Airbus_FYI_2011_-_team_Wings_of_Phoenix_China_ID_card.jpg — 1.4 MB
•  Msia_on_Mars-Malaysia-Project_Photo.jpg — 1.0 MB
•  Msia_on_Mars-Malaysia-Team_Photo_1.JPG — 2.5 MB
•  Msia_on_Mars-Malaysia-Team_Photo_2.JPG — 2.3 MB
•  Msia_on_Mars-Malaysia-_Project_Photo-Caption.pdf — 23 KB
•  Msia_on_Mars-Malaysia-_Team_Photo_1-Caption.pdf — 11.0 KB
•  Msia_on_Mars-Malaysia-_Team_Photo_2-Caption.pdf — 11.0 KB
•  Peter_Horrocks_-_Director__BBC_Global_News.JPG — 102 KB
•  Team_CONDOR-Chile-Project_Photo-Caption.pdf — 25 KB
•  Team_CONDOR-Chile-Project_Photo.jpg — 550 KB
•  Team_CONDOR-Chile-Team_Photo-Caption.pdf — 11.1 KB
•  Team_CONDOR-Chile-Team_Photo.jpg — 1.1 MB
•  Team_O3-India-Project_Photo-Caption.pdf — 25 KB
•  Team_O3-India-Project_Photo.jpg — 781 KB
•  Team_O3-India-Team_Photo-Caption.pdf — 9.8 KB
•  Team_SSE-Sweden-Project_Photo-Caption.pdf — 26 KB
•  Team_SSE-Sweden-Team_Photo-Caption.pdf — 24 KB
•  Team_SSE-Sweden-Team_Photo.jpg — 430 KB
•  Team_SSE-_Sweden-Project_Photo.jpg — 409 KB
•  Wings_of_Phoenix-China-Project-Photo.jpg — 603 KB
•  Wings_of_Phoenix-China-Project-Photo_2.jpg — 575 KB
•  Wings_of_Phoenix-China-Project_Photo-Caption.pdf — 25 KB
•  Wings_of_Phoenix-China-Project_Photo_2-Caption.pdf — 25 KB
•  Wings_of_Phoenix-China-Team-Photo.jpg — 1.7 MB
•  Wings_of_Phoenix-China-Team_Photo-Caption.pdf — 10.5 KB

Airbus’ “Fly Your Ideas” competition challenges students to develop innovative ideas for the future of air transport. This press kit includes key details on the first “Fly Your Ideas” challenges (2009), profiles of the competition’s jury members and information on Airbus’ research & technology initiatives. Download the full kit in .zip or by individual backgrounder.

•  Airbus_Fly_your_ideas_English_Feb11.zip — 10.6 MB
•  Airbus_Fly_your_ideas_French_Feb11.zip — 10.7 MB
•  Airbus_Fly_your_ideas_German_Feb11.zip — 10.6 MB
•  Airbus_Fly_your_ideas_Spanish_Feb11.zip — 10.6 MB
•  Charles-Champion-photo-caption.pdf — 279 KB
•  Peter-Horrocks-photo-caption.pdf — 27 KB
•  Peter-Horrocks.jpg — 101 KB
•  Prof-Johann-Dietrich-Woerner-photo-caption.pdf — 30 KB
•  Prof-Johann-Dietrich-Woerner.jpg — 1.7 MB
•  Andrew-Parker-photo-caption.pdf — 34 KB
•  Andrew-Parker.jpg — 365 KB
•  A380_green.jpg — 1.2 MB
•  A380_takeoff.jpg — 1.6 MB
•  Castor_plant_-_photo_caption.pdf — 88 KB
•  Castor_plant_-_photo.jpg — 170 KB
•  FYI_2009_winning_team_-_photo_caption.pdf — 158 KB
•  FYI_2009_winning_team.jpg — 293 KB
•  FYI_Challenge_Jury_members_June_2009.pdf — 40 KB
•  FYI_Logo.jpg — 1.3 MB
•  FYI2009_winning_team_COz_Univ._Queensland_-_photo_caption.pdf — 422 KB
•  FYI2009_winning_team_COz_Univ._Queensland_-_photo.jpg — 1.4 MB
•  Airbus_018_Airbus_R_and_T_E_Jan11.pdf — 101 KB
•  Airbus_021_FYI_backgrounder_2010-2011-E_Feb11.pdf — 128 KB