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Welcome

to the world of Airbus

a few facts

ABOUT AIRBUS

• Industry : Aerospace

• Founded : 1970

• Founders : Bernard Lathiere , Roger Beteille, Henri Ziegler

• Head quarters : Toulouse,France

HISTORY

• Airbus industry was formally established as a Groupment d’ Internet E’conomique (Economic interest group or GIE) on 18th December 1970

• The name ‘Airbus’ was taken from a non-proprietary to refer to a commercial aircraft of certain size and range

DEVELOPMENT OF AIRBUS A300

• Airbus A300 was the first aircraft to be developed and marketed by airbus

• A300” label began to be applied to a proposed 320 seat, twin engine airliner.

• Further flights A340,A380 was introduced with advanced technologies

INTERNATIONAL MANUFACTURING PRESENCE

Airbus has several final assembly lines for different models and markets. These are:

Toulouse, France (A320, A330, A350 and A380)

Hamburg, Germany (A320 series)Seville, Spain (A400M)Tianjin, China (A320 series).Mobile, Alabama, (under construction)

Aircraft types

AIRBUS 300A 300

AIRBUS 310A 310

AIRBUS 318A 318

AIRBUS 319A 319

AIRBUS 320A 320

Airbus A320

AIRBUS 321A 321

AIRBUS 330A 330

AIRBUS 340A 340

AIRBUS 350A 350

AIRBUS 380A 380

Bibliography

www.airbus.comen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus

www.airbus.cowww.airbusmilitary.com

A 380

A 380

AIRBUS 380A 380

Also expanding Airbus manufacturing efficiency is the company-developed transportation system for airlift of the large, pre-assembled jetliner sections from their production sites to the assembly facilities. In addition to a dedicated fleet of five A300-600ST Super Transporters – nicknamed “Beluga” – which features one of the largest cargo hold area of any civil or military aircraft in service, Airbus also uses sea/water transportation methods, including for A380 components.

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