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Airbus

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Aerospace · Toulouse, France · Est. 1970
AerospaceCommercial AviationDefenseSpace↗ Website
$100B
Valuation
$75.5B
Revenue
134k+
Employees
1970
Founded

Airbus is the world's largest commercial aircraft manufacturer and a major defense and space company, designing and producing commercial jetliners, military aircraft, helicopters, and satellites. Based in Toulouse, France, it competes directly with Boeing for narrowbody and widebody commercial aviation orders, with its A320neo family and A350 dominating global airline fleet planning.

Recent Press
5 items
Press Release·2026-03-17
Airbus Publishes Agenda for 2026 Annual General Meeting
Airbus SE published the agenda for its Annual General Meeting to be held on 14 April 2026 in Amsterdam, including a proposed 2025 dividend of €3.20 per share.
Press Release·2026-02-20
Airbus Reports Full-Year 2025 Results
Airbus delivered 793 commercial aircraft to 91 customers in 2025, registering 1,000 new gross orders and setting a new year-end backlog record of 8,754 aircraft.
Press Release·2026-02-11
Air Canada Discloses Order for Eight Airbus A350-1000s
Air Canada placed a firm order for eight Airbus A350-1000 aircraft, further expanding Airbus's backlog amid record demand for widebody jets.
Press Release·2026-01-16
Airbus Reports Strong Helicopter Orders in 2025
Airbus Helicopters logged 544 gross orders and delivered 392 helicopters in 2025, and unveiled the next-generation H140 light twin-engine helicopter with 61 firm orders already secured.
Press Release·2025-10-29
Airbus Reports Nine-Month 2025 Results
Airbus reported revenues of €52.3 billion and EBIT Adjusted of €3.6 billion for the first nine months of 2025, maintaining full-year financial guidance.
Company History
8 milestones
Airbus Industrie was established as a European consortium between France, Germany, and the UK to build a commercial aircraft capable of challenging American manufacturers Boeing and McDonnell Douglas, initially producing the A300 twin-engine wide-body.

Airbus Organization Structure & Team

Org Chart
134,000 employees · Click a leader to explore their team
104,800 across 12 departments
Chief Executive Officer
Guillaume Faury
Thomas Toepfer — Departments
· 104800 people across 12 depts

Airbus Financials, Revenue & Market Share

Annual Revenue
$75.5B
+6.1% vs prior year
YoY Growth
+6.1%
From $56.5B to $75.5B
Revenue / Employee
$530K
Annual revenue per full-time employee
Revenue Growth
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
$56.5B
$58.8B
$65.4B
$71.0B
$75.5B
Market Share
Commercial Aircraft (Narrow-body)
51%
share
Airbus
51%
Boeing
42%
Embraer
4%
COMAC
2%
Others
1%
$3.8T
TAM
$420B
SAM
$71.0B
SOM
Revenue Streams
Commercial Aircraft72%
Defence & Space17%
Helicopters11%
Business Units
Airbus Commercial Aircraft72%
Designs, manufactures, and delivers commercial jetliners spanning the A220, A320neo, A330neo, A350, and A380 families to airlines and lessors globally.
Airbus Defence & Space17%
Develops and delivers military aircraft, space systems, satellites, and secure communications solutions to government customers across NATO and allied nations.
Airbus Helicopters11%
World's largest helicopter manufacturer by deliveries, producing civil and military rotorcraft for EMS, law enforcement, offshore, and armed forces customers.

Airbus Internal Tools & Processes

Internal Tools
12 departments
Engineering & Design28000 people · 3 roles
Standards & Certifications
10 standards
Compliance frameworks, security audits, and quality certifications this company maintains.
Regulatory
EASA Part 21
Certified
Airbus holds EASA Part 21 design organization approval, authorizing it to certify new aircraft and modifications across its entire commercial and military aircraft portfolio under European aviation law.
Regulatory
FAA Type Certificate
Certified
All Airbus commercial aircraft models including the A220, A320neo, A330neo, and A350 hold FAA type certificates, permitting operation by US carriers and import into the United States.
Quality
AS9100 Rev D
Certified
Airbus's manufacturing facilities and design centers are certified to AS9100 Rev D, the aerospace quality management standard, ensuring process discipline across its global supply chain of 3,000+ suppliers.
Environmental
ISO 14001:2015
Certified
Airbus holds ISO 14001:2015 environmental management system certification across its major production sites in Toulouse, Hamburg, Seville, and Broughton, supporting its target of net-zero carbon by 2050.
Safety
NATO STANAG 4671
Certified
The A400M Atlas is certified to NATO STANAG 4671 UAV airworthiness standards for formation flying and combined arms operations, enabling interoperability with allied air forces across 50+ nations.
Safety
DO-178C
Certified
Airbus develops all flight-critical avionics software to DO-178C Level A certification, the highest software assurance level, applied across fly-by-wire flight control computers on the A350 and A320neo families.
Privacy
GDPR
Compliant
Airbus complies with the EU General Data Protection Regulation across its HR, customer, and supplier data systems, with a dedicated data protection officer and binding corporate rules covering its 134,000-person global workforce.
Security
ISO/IEC 27001
Certified
Airbus Defence & Space holds ISO/IEC 27001 information security management certification, required for classified NATO and national defense program access across its satellite, secure communications, and cyber defense divisions.
Environmental
REACH
Compliant
Airbus complies with EU REACH chemical regulations across its aircraft manufacturing processes, driving elimination of hexavalent chromium and other substances of very high concern from its surface treatment and coating operations.
Regulatory
ITAR
Compliant
Airbus Defence & Space maintains ITAR compliance programs for its US-origin defense components used in programs including the A400M and Eurofighter, with dedicated trade compliance teams and technology control plans in place.

Airbus Interview Preparation

Interview Prep
Role-specific interview questions and keywords. Select a department, then click any role to prepare.
Engineering & Design· 3 roles

Airbus Products & Competitors

Product Suite
5 products · select one to explore
Aerospace
Platform
A320neo Family
The world's best-selling single-aisle aircraft

The Airbus A320neo (New Engine Option) family is the world's most successful commercial jet program, comprising the A319neo, A320neo, and A321neo narrow-body aircraft. Powered by CFM LEAP or Pratt & Whitney GTF engines, the neo family delivers 20% lower fuel burn than previous-generation aircraft and has accumulated over 10,000 orders from more than 130 customers worldwide.

Use Cases
Connecting short-to-medium haul routes up to 6,300 km for mainline and low-cost carriers with 150–244 passengers in single-class or dual-class cabin configurationsOperating high-frequency shuttle routes between major hubs where per-seat operating cost competitiveness determines route profitabilityReplacing aging A320ceo and Boeing 737 Classic fleets at carriers globally as airlines transition to new-generation fuel-efficient narrowbodies
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Key Customers
6E
IndiGo
AA
American Airlines
AF
Air France-KLM
Competitive Intelligence
VSBoeing 737 MAX
THEM

The Boeing 737 MAX is the fourth generation of the 737 narrow-body family featuring CFM LEAP-1B engines and Advanced Technology winglets, competing directly with the A320neo on short-to-medium haul routes after returning to service following the 2019-2020 grounding.

EDGE

A320neo holds a significant order book and delivery lead time advantage over the 737 MAX, with Airbus delivering 300+ more narrowbody aircraft annually and offering the longer-range A321XLR with no MAX equivalent

VSCOMAC C919
THEM

The COMAC C919 is China's domestically developed narrowbody aircraft using CFM LEAP-1C engines, targeting the Chinese domestic aviation market with over 1,000 orders primarily from Chinese state airlines.

EDGE

A320neo's global support network, 30+ years of A320 family operational heritage, and established non-Chinese airline customer base give it insurmountable advantages outside China in the near term

VSEmbraer E2 Family
THEM

The Embraer E175-E2, E190-E2, and E195-E2 are Brazilian narrow-body jets seating 80-146 passengers, competing with the smaller end of the A320neo family for regional and thin-route operations.

EDGE

A320neo's 150-240 seat capacity targets the higher-density routes where Embraer E2's 80-146 seat range creates a natural market segmentation rather than direct competition on the same routes

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