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-Jan2013.zip — 1.7 MB
•  Airbus-Corporate-Press-Kit-French-Jan2013.zip — 666 KB
•  Airbus-Corporate-Press-Kit-German-Jan2013.zip — 697 KB
•  Airbus-Corporate-Press-Kit-Spanish-Jan2013.zip — 677 KB
•  Airbus_new_organisation_E_Jan_2013.pdf — 159 KB
•  001_Environment_E_Jan_2013.pdf — 126 KB
•  004_A380_Family_E_Jan_2013.pdf — 84 KB
•  005_A380_Customers_list_A380_E_Jan2013.pdf — 80 KB
•  006_A350_Family__E_Jan_2013.pdf — 114 KB
•  008_A350_ordertable_E_Jan2013.pdf — 80 KB
•  FAL_A350_XWB__E_Jan_2013.pdf — 112 KB
•  FAL_A350XWB_indusprocess_E_Jan2013.pdf — 110 KB
•  Airbus_aircraft_monthly_production_rates_E_Jan_2013.pdf — 38 KB
•  009_A330_Family__E_Jan_2013.pdf — 42 KB
•  A330_ordertable_E_Jan2013.pdf — 114 KB
•  010_A320neo_ordertable_E_Jan13.pdf — 34 KB
•  011_A320_backgrounder_E_Jan_2013.pdf — 117 KB
•  013_Airbus_freighters_E_Jan_2013.pdf — 114 KB
•  014_Airbus_Corporate_Jet_Family_E_Jan_2013.pdf — 114 KB
•  016_Airbus_cabin_E_Jan_2013.pdf — 122 KB
•  017_Airbus_Customer_Services_E_Jan_2013.pdf — 137 KB
•  018_Airbus_R_and_T__E_Jan_2013.pdf — 116 KB
•  020_About_Airbus_E_Jan_2013.pdf — 85 KB
•  021_FYI_2013_backgrounder_E_Jan_2013_.pdf — 124 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-Dec2012.zip — 18.7 MB
•  Airbus-BREGIER-Fabrice-bio-E-Oct12.pdf — 122 KB
•  Airbus-Fabrice-Bregier-June2012.jpg — 38 KB
•  Airbus-BUTSCHEK-Guenter-bio-E-Oct12.pdf — 83 KB
•  Airbus-Gunter-Butschek-June2012.jpg — 1.0 MB
•  Airbus-John-LEAHY-Nov12.pdf — 88 KB
•  Airbus-John-Leahy.JPG — 3.8 MB
•  Airbus-BARIL-Thierry-June2012.pdf — 84 KB
•  Airbus_Thierry_Baril.JPG — 354 KB
•  Airbus-WILHELM-Harald-June2012.pdf — 82 KB
•  Airbus-Harald-Wilhelm.jpg — 1.1 MB
•  Airbus-RICHTER-Klaus-June2012.pdf — 79 KB
•  Airbus-Richter.jpg — 809 KB
•  Airbus-CHAMPION-Charles-May2012.pdf — 81 KB
•  Airbus-Charles-Champion.jpg — 3.6 MB
•  Airbus-WILLIAMS-Tom-May2012.pdf — 81 KB
•  Airbus-Tom-Williams.JPG — 3.1 MB
•  Airbus-URENA-RASO-Domingo-June2012.pdf — 134 KB
•  Airbus_Domingo_Urena_Raso.jpg — 4.1 MB

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-A350-Press-Kit-English-Jan2013.zip — 8.0 MB
•  Airbus-A350-Press-Kit-French-Jan2013.zip — 128 KB
•  Airbus-A350-Press_kit_German-Jan2013.zip — 128 KB
•  Airbus-A350-Press-Kit-Spanish-Jan2013.zip — 126 KB
•  Airbus-A350_Family_E_Jan_2013.pdf — 40 KB
•  Airbus_A350_ordertable_E_Jan2013.pdf — 35 KB
•  Airbus_FAL_A350_XWB__E_Jan_2013.pdf — 40 KB
•  Airbus_FAL_A350XWB_indusprocess_E_Jan2013.pdf — 41 KB
•  Airbus-A350-Materials-E-Oct12.pdf — 162 KB
•  Airbus-A350-Production-map-E-Oct12.pdf — 167 KB
•  Airbus-A350XWB-Eco-Efficient-E-Oct12.pdf — 118 KB
•  Airbus-Airbus-Industrial-Sites-2012.pdf — 161 KB
•  Airbus-EVRARD-Didier-bio-E-Oct12.pdf — 79 KB
•  Airbus-Roger-Beteille-E-Oct12.pdf — 83 KB
•  Airbus-2012-Eco-efficiency-by-design-E-Oct12.pdf — 8.1 MB

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-Jan2013.zip — 30 KB
•  Airbus-A380-Press-Kit-French-Jan2013.zip — 56 KB
•  Airbus-A380-Press-kit-German-Jan2013.zip — 94 KB
•  Airbus-A380-Press-Kit-Spanish-Jan2013.zip — 93 KB
•  Airbus_A380_Family_E_Jan_2013.pdf — 37 KB
•  Airbus-A380-Customers-list-E-Jan2013.pdf — 80 KB

Airbus is giving students an opportunity to help shape tomorrow’s aviation with its "Fly Your Ideas" (FYI) challenge. This press kit provides information on the 2013 edition of the company’s biennial competition, which seeks innovative ideas for the future of air transport.

•  Airbus-FYI-2013-Press-Kit-English-Jan2013.zip — 6.9 MB
•  Airbus-FYI-2013-Press-Kit-French-Jan2013.zip — 6.7 MB
•  Airbus-FYI-2013-Press-Kit-German-Jan2013.zip — 6.7 MB
•  Airbus-FYI-2013-Press-Kit-Spanish-Jan2013.zip — 6.7 MB
•  Airbus-FYI-2013-backgrounder-E-Jan2013.pdf — 51 KB
•  Airbus-FYI-2013-1-24-13-E-press-release.pdf — 132 KB
•  Airbus-FYI-2013-1-24-2013-press-release-photo.jpg — 563 KB
•  Airbus-FYI-2013-1-24-2013-press-release-photo-caption.pdf — 326 KB
•  Airbus-FYI-2013-12-19-2012-press-release-photo.jpg — 521 KB
•  Airbus-FYI-2013-12-19-2012-press-release-photo-caption.pdf — 162 KB
•  Airbus-FYI-2013-press-release-E-12-19-2012.pdf — 131 KB
•  Airbus-FYI-2013-Concept-Plane-photo.jpg — 368 KB
•  Airbus-FYI-2013-press-release-E-9-13-2012.pdf — 125 KB
•  Airbus-FYI-2013-THEMES-E-Sep12.pdf — 84 KB
•  Airbus-FYI-2013-THEMES-E-Sep12.pdf — 84 KB
•  Airbus-FYI-2013-UNESCO-photo-caption-May2012.pdf — 45 KB
•  Airbus-FYI-2013-UNESCO-photo-May2012.jpg — 219 KB
•  Airbus-FYI-2013-UNESCO-release-5-30-2012.pdf — 120 KB
•  Airbus-FYI-2013-release-E-3-14-2012.pdf — 115 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