Our Culture
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Our culture

Airbus is a high-performance environment. But performance isn’t just about what you achieve: it’s also how you achieve it. That’s why we have ‘theAirbusway’: a set of guiding principles that underpin a company where everyone shares common values and behaviours.

We all strive to live ‘theAirbusway’. But that doesn’t mean we are all the same. Far from it. We encourage individuality. We want people to bring their own style and different ways of thinking. That’s how we overcome the most challenging of obstacles.

All our people have energy, dynamism and creativity, as well as a deep-rooted interest in aviation and the ability to work across geographical and professional boundaries. We truly believe that the Airbus culture is unmatched in any other organisation.

To drive a high
performance culture and
become a top performing
enterprise making the
world's best aircraft

DELIVER
CUSTOMER VALUE

DELIVER
CUSTOMER VALUE

DRIVE IMPROVEMENT
AND INNOVATION

DRIVE IMPROVEMENT
AND INNOVATION

DEVELOP MYSELF
AND OTHERS

DEVELOP MYSELF
AND OTHERS

PRACTICE
TEAMWORK

PRACTICE
TEAMWORK

DELIVER CUSTOMER VALUE

  • Discuss and clarify needs and expectations with internal/external customers and suppliers, knowing their business and focusing energy on what they value
  • Make challenging but achievable commitments, ensuring that relevant means are available to deliver
  • Hold myself accountable and take responsibility for delivering on time, on cost and on quality, striving to get it right first time
  • Provide clarity on progress and issues, through frequent feedback loops with stakeholders, speaking up when lean and efficient processes or desired outcomes are at risk
  • Act in compliance with applicable rules and regulations, with the Airbus code, putting safety first

DRIVE IMPROVEMENT AND INNOVATION

  • Aim to master complexity, seeking simplicity, fluidity and speed
  • Seize new ideas and opportunities wherever they come from, seeking to innovate and create value for Airbus and its customers
  • Solve problems as they arise with relevant interfaces, using simple language to describe reality, sharing key information quickly and focusing on solutions to root causes
  • Keep an open mind to adapt proactively to change; initiate and implement improvements in products, processes and ways of working
  • Experiment and test new possibilities, learn from mistakes to improve performance and take audacious decisions when needed

DEVELOP MYSELF AND OTHERS

  • Play an active role in own development, seeking opportunities to learn and grow
  • Be willing to take on new challenges and develop autonomy
  • Give constructive feedback to build strengths, improve weaknesses, praise and thank others for their contribution
  • Ask for and act on feedback in order to progress
  • Make time to share knowledge and know-how, helping others to develop key competencies and master new skills

PRACTICE TEAMWORK

  • Foster an inclusive culture that values the contribution of diverse people (nationality, gender, age, disability, social/cultural background) and treat all individuals with care and respect
  • Listen to opinions of others, express convictions with confidence, contribute to limited and productive meetings, aim for clear decisions and actions, and implement decisions in a disciplined manner when they have been taken
  • Promote an engaging atmosphere that favours wellbeing and fun, cooperation, trust and mutual support within and across teams
  • Pursue collective goals aligned with Airbus’ vision and strategy, using common processes, methods and tools, within and across geographical and organizational boundaries
  • Tackle issues head on and lead conversations constructively, solve conflicts with determination in a proactive and respectful manner, say "no" when needed

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