Airbus
Airbus SE (/ˈɛərbʌs/; French: [ɛʁbys] ⓘ; German: [ˈɛːɐ̯bʊs] ⓘ; Spanish: [ˈejɾβus]) is a European multinational aerospace corporation. The company consists of three core units. Its primary business is the design and manufacturing of commercial aircraft but it also has separate defence and space and helicopter divisions. Since 2019, Airbus is the world's largest manufacturer of airliners as well as the leading helicopter manufacturer.
Lagardère production plant in Toulouse, France | |
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| Company type | Public (Societas Europaea) |
| ISIN | NL0000235190 |
| Industry | Aerospace, Defence |
| Predecessor | Aérospatiale, CASA, DASA, Matra |
| Founded | 18 December 1970 |
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Area served | Worldwide |
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| Products | Military aircraft, civilian airliners, helicopters, missiles, rockets |
| Revenue | €58.76 billion (2022) |
| €5.33 billion (2022) | |
| €4.25 billion (2022) | |
| Total assets | €115.94 billion (2022) |
| Total equity | €12.98 billion (2022) |
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Number of employees | 126,495 (2021) |
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| Website | airbus.com |
| Footnotes / references Financials as of 31 December 2022. References: | |
The company was incorporated as the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) in the year 2000 through the merger of the French Aérospatiale-Matra and the German DASA. The new entity subsequently acquired full ownership of its subsidiary, Airbus Industrie GIE, a joint venture of European aerospace companies originally incorporated in 1970 to develop and produce a wide-body aircraft to compete with American-built airliners. Reflecting its multinational origin, EADS, rebranded Airbus SE in 2015, operates major offices and assembly plants in France, Germany, Spain, and the United Kingdom, along with more recent additions in Canada, China, and the United States.
Airbus' headquarters are registered in Leiden, Netherlands, but daily management is conducted from the company's main office, located in Blagnac, near Toulouse, France. The SE in its corporate name stands for Societas Europaea. The company is led by CEO Guillaume Faury and is a component of the EURO STOXX 50 stock market index. Since its inception in 2000, Airbus' shares are traded on the Paris Bourse, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and the Spanish stock exchanges.