AIRBUS FRANCE SAS, one of the four wholly-owned subsidiaries of AIRBUS SAS is a limited liability company (société par actions simplifiée) duly organised and existing under the laws of France.
AIRBUS FRANCE designs and manufactures aircraft, aircraft parts, systems, equipment and derivative products, and also provides services in the field of aeronautics.
About 16 000 employees are working in AIRBUS France and 55 000 for all AIRBUS.
AIRBUS FRANCE Manufacturing is structured into manufacturing units where Airbus aircraft are designed, built, assembled and tested. These units have specific skills and expertise:
- Méaulte: cockpit and forward fuselage shells, doors. • Nantes: keel beams, winglets, landing gear doors, assembly of centre wingbox,
- Saint-Nazaire: fuselage shells, sheet metal parts, pipes and ducts, assembly of cockpit and forward and center fuselage section.
- Toulouse: engine pylons, electrical harnesses, cockpit furnishing, final assembly and cabin interior installation.
AIRBUS Facts
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14 aircraft types
- 8776 orders
- 233 customers
- An integrated family concept
- Last born: the A380-800
