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Airbus

Airbus
Company nameAirbus SAS
Company typeSubsidiary
Slogan"Setting the standards"
IndustryAerospace
Founded1970 (as Airbus Industrie)
2001 (Airbus as SAS)
HeadquartersBlagnac
Key peopleThomas Enders, CEO
Harald Wilhelm, CFO
John Leahy, CCO
Fabrice Brégier, COO
ProductsCommercial airliners (list)
Revenue(+) -27.45 billion (FY 2008)
Net income(+) -1.597 billion (FY 2008)
Employees52000
ParentEADS
SubsidiaryAirbus Military

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Airbus SAS (-enˈɛərbʌs, -frɛʁbyslangAirbus2 is an aircraft manufacturing subsidiary of EADS, a European aerospace company. Based in Blagnac, France, near Toulouse, and with significant activity across Europe, the company produces around half of the world's jet airliners.

Airbus began as a consortium of aerospace manufacturers. Consolidation of European defence and aerospace companies around the turn of the 21st century allowed the establishment of a simplified joint-stock company in 2001, owned by EADS (80%) and BAE Systems (20%). After a protracted sales process BAE sold its shareholding to EADS on 13 October 2006.

Airbus employs around 52,000 people at sixteen sites in four European Union countries: Germany, France, the United Kingdom and Spain. Final assembly production is at Toulouse (France), Hamburg (Germany), Seville (Spain) and, since 2009, Tianjin (People's Republic of China). Airbus has subsidiaries in the United States, Japan, China and India.

The company is known for producing and marketing the first commercially viable fly-by-wire airliner, the Airbus A320, and the world's largest airliner, the A380.

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1.07 min. | 1.59 user rating		 www.youtube.com The Antonov An-225 Mriya,(THE WORLDS BIGGEST PLANE) (NATO reporting name: Cossack) is a strategic airlift transport airplane that was built by Antonov (ASTC). It was designed for the Soviet space program as a replacement for the Myasishchev M-4 'Bison' for the purpose of carrying the Energia rocket boosters and to also be able to carry the Buran space shuttle in piggy-back mode much the same as the American Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.The An-225 first flew on 21 December, 1988. Only one An-225 is currently in service. It is commercially available for carrying ultra heavy and/or oversize freight. It can carry up to 227 metric tons (250 short tons) of cargo. A second An-225 was partially built in connection with the Soviet space program but was never finished. This unit is finally nearing completion as of 2005. The construction of further units will depend upon demand for oversize cargolifting.At 600 metric tons, the An-225 is the world's heaviest aircraft, although its wingspan is less than that of the "Spruce Goose", Howard Hughes' flying boat, which never flew more a single, short, low-altitude test flight. Both the An-124 and An-225 are larger than the C-5 Galaxy, the largest aircraft in the US inventory. The An-225 is also larger than the Airbus A380. In November of 2004, FAI placed the An-225 in the Guinness Book of Records for its 240 records and overall outstanding aerial performance.The funniest 6 minutes you will ever see! Remember how many of these <b>...</b>
7.32 min. | 4.63 user rating		 Date: June 26, 1988 Time: 14:45 Location: Habsheim, France Operator: Air France Flight number: 296Q Route: Basel - Basel AC type: Airbus A320-111 Aboard: 136 (passengers: 130, crew: 6) Fatalities: 3 (passengers: 3, crew: 0) Summary: The plane was scheduled to perform a series of fly-bys at an air show. The plane was to descend to 100 ft. altitude with landing gear and flaps extended. The automatic go-around protection was inhibited for the maneuver. During the maneuver, the plane descended thru 100 ft. to an altitude of 30 feet and hit trees at the end of the runway. The aircraft was totally destroyed by the successive impacts and violent fire which followed. The pilot allowed the aircraft to descend through 100 ft. at slow speed and maximum angle of attack and was late in applying go-around power. Unfamiliarity of the crew with the landing field and lack of planning for the flyby. Source: www.planecrashinfo.com
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1.13 min. | 4.54 user rating		 Download HQ video: www.relink.us An Airbus A320-200 Lufthansa nearly crashed during a crosswind approach on the runway 23 at the airport Hamburg International (EDDH) on 1st march 2008 in Germany. Extreme landing or approach. Crash. Left wing touched the runway. Crazy. Hard and dangerous. Funny landing. Storm Emma 2008 in Germany (Hamburg EDDH). After the landing the left wing was destroyed. This first landing was a wingstrike. Travel & Events.
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Zacks.com--Second the offsets or obligations that original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) such as Boeing and -Airbus- owe China are approximately $16 billion. There are currently no manufacturers of spherical bearings in China. China continues to transfor - Date : Sat, 16 Apr 2011 21:52:30 GMT+00:00
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UPI.com--MADRID, April 15 (UPI) -- The first A330 MRTT tanker/transport for the United Arab Emirates has completed its maiden flight by -Airbus- Military in Spain. The aircraft, based on an -Airbus- A330-200 commercial airliner, now enters the certificati - Date : Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:28:30 GMT+00:00
Airbus sponsors electric concept aircraft “eGenius” - eTurboNews Tweet this news
eTurboNews--On its way to develop alternative energy-sources for greener aviation, -Airbus- is also supporting basic research activities for electric aircraft concepts. The “eGenius” technology demonstrator, an electrical propelled two-seater aircraft - Date : Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:25:57 GMT+00:00
Boeing leads Airbus in Q1 - Bizjournals.com Tweet this news
Bizjournals.com--The Boeing Co. is ahead of -Airbus- in orders in the first quarter of 2011, the Puget Sound Business Journal reported. In the first three months of the year, Boeing won 98 net orders, after cancellations, while -Airbus- won just one large - Date : Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:03:16 GMT+00:00
SriLankan weighs offers from Boeing, Airbus - Nation on Sunday Tweet this news
Nation on Sunday--Though the European -Airbus- aircraft have been the workhorses of the SriLankan since mid 1990s after President Premadasa first acquired a fleet of five aircraft from Toulouse, the France based manufacturer just prior to President Premad - Date : Sat, 16 Apr 2011 21:32:21 GMT+00:00
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Aviation Week--Bolstered by a surge in interest from airline customers, -Airbus- will accelerate fielding its A320NEO (New Engine Option) model, putting more pressure on its rivals. The first re-engined aircraft are now slated to enter revenue service in - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 17:04:29 GMT+00:00
Airbus delays 'A30X,' advances A320neo schedules - Aviation International News Tweet this news
Aviation International News---Airbus- has advanced the service-entry date for the A320neo to October 2015, six months earlier than previously planned. It also confirmed its selection of the Pratt & Whitney PW1100G geared turbofan as the lead devel - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 16:30:16 GMT+00:00
United rolls out retro plane to celebrate anniversary - USA Today Tweet this news
USA Today--To celebrate its 85th anniversary on Wednesday, United rolled out an -Airbus- A320 painted in its 1970s-era "Friend Ship" paint job. The company unveiled the jet at an employee celebration at Chicago O'Hare International - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:41:14 GMT+00:00
Partner nations sign deal to secure future of Airbus A400M - Europolitics.info Tweet this news
Europolitics.info--Seven European NATO members signed an agreement, on 7 April, to overcome gaps in the financing of the military -Airbus- programme and secure the future of Europe's biggest defence industry project. ... - Date : Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:17:30 GMT+00:00
Airbus falls behind on orders this year - HeraldNet Tweet this news
HeraldNet--Over the first three months of the year, -Airbus- logged just one net order for aircraft, compared to the 88 net orders Boeing added to its backlog through March 29. -Airbus- added 29 new orders, bringing its gross orders ... - Date : Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:44:50 GMT+00:00

Product list and details (date information from Airbus)
2007 restructuring :
Aircraft Description Seats Max Launch date 1st flight 1st delivery Production ceased
A300 2 engines, twin aisle 228 � 254 361 May 1969 28 October 1972 May 1974
Air France		 27 March 2007 (561 built)
A310 2 engines, twin aisle, modified A300 187 279 July 1978 3 April 1982 December 1985
Air Algérie		 27 March 2007 (255 built)
A318 2 engines, single aisle, shortened 6.17 m from A320 107 117 April 1999 15 January 2002 October 2003
Frontier Airlines
A319 2 engines, single aisle, shortened 3.77 m from A320 124 156 June 1993 25 August 1995 April 1996
Swissair
A320 2 engines, single aisle 150 180 March 1984 22 February 1987 March 1988
Air Inter
A321 2 engines, single aisle, lengthened 6.94 m from A320 185 220 November 1989 11 March 1993 January 1994
Lufthansa
A330 2 engines, twin aisle 253 � 295 406 � 440 June 1987 2 November 1992 December 1993
Air Inter
A340 4 engines, twin aisle 239 � 380 420 � 440 June 1987 25 October 1991 January 1993
Air France		 A340-200: September 2008
A350 2 engines, twin aisle 270 � 350 550 2006 2012 (scheduled) mid-2013 (scheduled)
Qatar Airways
A380 4 engines, double deck, twin aisle 555 853 2002 27 April 2005 15 October 2007
Singapore Airlines

Workforce by sites :
Airbus site¹ Country Workforce
Toulouse
(Toulouse, Colomiers, Blagnac)		 France 16,992
Hamburg
(Finkenwerder, Stade, Buxtehude)		 Germany 13,420
Broughton, Flintshire, Wales UK 5,031
Bristol (Filton), England UK 4,642
Bremen Germany 3,330
Madrid (Getafe, Illescas) Spain 2,484
Saint-Nazaire France 2,387
Nordenham Germany 2,086
Nantes France 1,996
Albert (Méaulte) France 1,288
Varel Germany 1,191
Laupheim Germany 1,116
Cadiz (Puerto Real) Spain 448
Washington, D.C. (Herndon, Ashburn) USA 422
Beijing PRC 150
Wichita USA 200
Mobile, Alabama USA 150
Miami (Miami Springs) USA ?
Sevilla Spain ?
Moscow Russia ?
Tianjin PRC planning
Harbin PRC 1,000 (opening by end-2010)
Bangalore, Karnataka India 180
Total 56,966+

Engine codes :
Code Manufacturing company
0 General Electric (GE)
1 CFM International (GE/SNECMA)
2 Pratt & Whitney (P&W)
3 International Aero Engines (R-R, P&W, Kawasaki, Mitsubishi, and Ishikawajima-Harima)
4 Rolls-Royce (R-R)
6 Engine Alliance (GE and P&W)

Airbus aircraft

CivilA300 * A300 Beluga * A310 * A320 family (A318, A319, A320, A321) * A330 * A340 * A380
MilitaryA310 MRTT * A330 MRTT * A400M
In development/ proposedA350 * NSR * KC-45
Other supported typesSud Aviation Caravelle * Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde * BAC One-Eleven

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