Company Profile: Airbus (formerly EADS – European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company)

Type: Aerospace & Defense Contractor

Headquarters: Leiden, Netherlands

Founded: 2000 (as EADS), rebranded as Airbus Group in 2014

Key Divisions: Airbus Commercial Aircraft, Airbus Defence and Space, Airbus Helicopter


Products:

Commercial Aircraft: A220, A320 Family, A330, A350, A380

Military Aircraft: A400M Atlas, C295, Eurofighter Typhoon (in partnership with BAE Systems & Leonardo)

Helicopters: H125, H135, H145, H160, H225M, NH90 (in partnership with NHIndustries)

Space Systems: Ariane 6 (via ArianeGroup), Earth Observation Satellites, Galileo Navigation Satellites

Unmanned Systems: Eurodrone, Zephyr High-Altitude Pseudo-Satellite (HAPS)

Missiles & Defense Systems: MBDA Missile Systems (partial ownership), Secure Communications & Intelligence Solutions


Major Manufacturing & Production Locations:

Toulouse, France – Final assembly of A320, A330, A350, A380

Hamburg, Germany – A320 Family production, cabin customization

Seville, Spain – A400M final assembly, C295 production

Manching, Germany – Military aircraft maintenance, Eurofighter operations

Marignane, France – Airbus Helicopters production

Donauwörth, Germany – Helicopter assembly and development

Bremen, Germany – Wing assembly and integration

Getafe, Spain – Military aircraft modifications and maintenance

Stevenage, UK – Space systems, satellites, and robotics

Ottobrunn, Germany – Space propulsion and defense systems

Mobile, Alabama, USA – A320 and A220 final assembly for North America