Airbus Supplier Awards

The awards are organised into five categories:

• Ramp-up Champion: Best improver to secure ramp-up. Reward operational excellence and resilience in VUCA context.
• Competitive Collaboration: Reward engagement in joint cost reduction initiatives, recognising a collaborative mindset to drive competitiveness and increase efficiency.
• Agility: Reward quickest successful Transfer of Work, New Product Introduction, Industrialization after contract award.
• Sustainable Future: Reward a project that supports Airbus in achieving its sustainability objectives. All scope of decarbonization path but not limited to environment (Human rights, corporate social responsibility).
• Game Changer: Demonstrating an innovation and pioneering mindset through product or technology development or digital innovation.
• Customer Focus: The Customer Focus award recognises significant improvement in terms of customer satisfaction. In an increasingly competitive landscape, listening to and anticipating our customers' needs is paramount.

 The awards are organised into four categories:

• Industrial Performance: The supplier demonstrates good On Time Delivery with records in anticipating and mitigating risk, high level quality standards and APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) culture. Transparent and proactive in sharing options and recovery plans, flexible and supportive in adapting plans to meet the Airbus Defence & Space needs & Resilience.
• Sustainability: The supplier is engaged in a sustainability journey in compliance with the Supplier Code of Conduct.
• Innovation: The supplier R&D plan and product roadmap is fully aligned with Airbus Defence & Space needs, the supplier has achieved significant results in technology or product fostering next generation performance and competitiveness.
• Agility: It is about commercial but also product, the supplier solution and services directly and effectively contribute to Airbus Defence & Space competitiveness and business success as well as Offset/Global sourcing.