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Airbus –a success story

The Airbus Group – formerly EADS – was formed in 2000 from the merger of German DaimlerChrysler Aerospace, French Aérospatiale Matra and Spanish CASA. Today, the group is the best example of European integration in the field of high technology.

4% Spain

Shareholder structure

Free float shares

State participation

26%

74%

11% Germany

11% France

Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. The Group employs a workforce of around 130,000 people in nearly 180 locations around the world. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of airliners from 100 to more than 600 seats. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transportation and mission aircraft, as well as Europe‘s number one space enterprise and the world‘s second largest space business. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide.

In 2017, Airbus generated revenues of € 66.8 billion. Thus, the group has more than doubled its business volume since its formation in 2000. Orders totalling over € 1,800 billion since 2000 saw the Group’s backlog of orders increase by more than fivefold to € 997 billion by the end of 2017.

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in billions of euros

Increase in revenue

+145 %

2000

2017

24.2 67.0+176%

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Worldwide growth thanks to European best performanceSince the group’s formation, the number of employees has increased by 52%. In the home countries of Germany, France, Great Britain and Spain alone, the number of employees has increased by 30,000 since the formation of Airbus (EADS) in 2000.

Today, the bulk of the order volume comes from markets outside Europe. In 2017, Airbus’ home markets accounted for around 7% of new orders. The Group faces a trend of increasing internationalisation with a growing global presence. Examples include the final assembly lines in Tianjin (China) and in Mobile, Alabama (USA). In addition, Airbus manufactures helicopters in Brazil, maintains research centres in Singapore, India, the US, China and Russia, and operates maintenance, repair and overhaul centres on five continents. In late 2017, Airbus announced that it would establish its Airbus China Innovation Centre (ACIC) in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, widely considered to be the Silicon Valley of China.

90% 10%

2017Total:

129,442Home countries:

116,560

Employees

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Airbus home countries:Germany, France Great Britain, and Spain

Airbus home countries

93%7%

2017Total:

€157.7 billionHome countries:

€11.1 billion

Order intake

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Airbus is one of the most innovative and successful companies in the aerospace and defence industry. Airbus’ strong German roots provide significant impetus for growth and competitiveness – for the Group as well as for Germany as an industrial location. Airbus is represented in 27 locations throughout Germany.

Strong roots in Germany

Aschau am InnOttobrunn

DonauwörthManchingSchrobenhausen

Lampoldshausen

Berlin

Hamburg

DresdenJena

Buxtehude

Kiel

FriedrichshafenAugsburg

UIm

Hohn

Stade

Backnang

BremenTrauen

Varel

Nordenham

Potsdam

Koblenz

KasselKöln

Bonn

Airbus as an employerAirbus employed more than 46,000 people in 27 German locations in 2017, which represents about half of all employees in the German aerospace industry. Since its formation in 2000, the number of employees in Germany has risen by more than 11,000 – a trend that is continuing. In Germany, almost 1,350 early career positions were filled in 2017 – internships, work placement positions and final theses. Every year, 600 new apprentices and dual students are recruited. In total, almost 1,900 apprentices and dual students are employed in more than 10 locations.

Airbus as a powerhouse for the economyIn 2017, Airbus generated revenues of around € 4.7 billion in Germany. The group worked together with more than 10,000 external suppliers in Germany and bought goods and services worth € 8.3 billion in 2017.

Airbus as a pioneer of innovationWith cumulative self-financed research and development investments exceeding € 30 billion since 2000, the company has expanded its portfolio of patents to more than 37,000. Additionally in 2017, Airbus invested € 2.8 billion in research and development. The focus is on environmentally friendly technologies such as alternative drive systems, lightweight construction and 3D printing. Another multiplier for innovative ideas is cooperation with partners from research and SMEs (for example, the Centre for Applied Aeronautical Research in Hamburg, the CFK Valley Stade and the Ludwig Bölkow Campus in Ottobrunn near Munich).

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Research and development investments

+109% +146%

€ 1.34 billion

2000

€ 2.8 billion2017

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Airbus production sites in Germany

Manufacturer of the world’s largest

portfolio of civil and military

helicopters, with a global market

share of 46 percent in the civil and

parastatal market. Approximately

12,000 Airbus helicopters are in

operation in approximately 150

countries.

Employees: • approx. 6,200

Main facilities: • Donauwörth

• Kassel

Products and Services:• Development, production and

marketing of civilian and military

helicopters

• Comprehensive maintenance

and training offers

• Manufacturing of aircraft

components

The world’s leading aircraft

manufacturer accounts for almost

a third of all German jobs in the

civil aviation industry.

Employees: • approx. 28,200

Main facilities: • Hamburg

• Bremen

• Stade

• Buxtehude

Products and Services:• Development and production of

civil aircraft. The product family covers

the entire capacity range from 100 to

more than 600 seats – from the

efficient short and medium range

aircraft of the A320 family to the A380,

the largest passenger aircraft in

the world.

• Spare parts management

and services

COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT

HELICOPTERS

The European leader in the defence and

space industry. The company ranks

second in the space industry worldwide

and is one of the ten largest defence

companies with an annual turnover of

around 14 billion euros.

Employees: • approx. 12,000

Main facilities: • Backnang

• Bremen

• Friedrichshafen

• Jena

• Lampoldshausen

• Manching

• Ottobrunn

• Potsdam

• Schrobenhausen

• Trauen

• Ulm

Products and Services:• Eurofighter

• Unmanned flying systems (drones)

• Maintenance, repair and upgrades of

military aircraft

• Guided missiles

• Cyber Security

• Sensors and electronic systems

• Integrated safety mechanisms

• Marine electronics

• Military transport, tanker and mission

aircraft

• Ariane Launcher

• Satellites (environment, weather, security,

telecommunications, navigation, science)

and related services

• Manned space flights and exploration

DEFENCE AND SPACE

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In 2030, 60 percent of the global population will live in cities. Half a dozen new megacities will be built by then, and old metropolises will continue to grow. Urban planners are also faced with the task of enabling mobility in these giant cities in the future. Airbus is working on revolutionary concepts to revolutionise mass transit. The goal is to simply fly over the traffic jam. Airbus innovation centres around the globe are generating ground-breaking ideas. In order to accelerate the topic in its corporate’s research, Airbus has founded „Urban Air Mobility“. There, among other things, further research is being conducted into the technological requirements for unmanned aerial systems.

Under the project name „Vahana“, the Group’s own A3 think tank in Silicon Valley has been developing an autonomous aircraft since 2016 that is intended to transport individual passengers or cargo using the car-sharing principle. The customer orders an airplane using an app, gets in the plane at the nearest landing site and flies to their destination. Flight tests have already been carried out with the first prototype. Airbus Helicopters in Donauwörth has been advancing a similar project for about two years. The „CityAirbus“ is intended to carry up to four people who have previously ordered a seat via the app. A journey will cost little more than a taxi ride. Already in 2018, the first prototype will fly – first with a pilot, and later autonomously.

In addition, Airbus Heli-copters and the Civil Avia-tion Authority of Singapore have successfully tested a drone-based parcel delivery service over urban areas. The service is offered on the campus of the National University of Singapore. The results will serve as a decision-making tool for govern-ments around the world to further develop drone regulations.

Urban mobility

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Through the introduction of new techno-logies and operational improvements, the aviation industry has, over the past 50 years, achieved the following goals: increasing fuel efficiency and reducing CO2 emissions by more than 70 percent, reducing NOx emissions by 90 percent, and reducing noise pollution by 75 per-cent. By 2020, air traffic is to be CO2-neutral worldwide and by 2050, CO2 emissions should have gone down by 75%. This will only be possible with state-of-the-art technology and efficient aircraft. For example, with the A350 XWB, Airbus is setting new standards in terms of CO2 and noise emissions: the aircraft consumes 25 percent less fuel thanks to a high percentage of carbon fibres and innovative aerodynamics. New technologies ensure that the A350 XWB will reduce the current noise limits by up to 16 decibels. Ten decibels less corresponds to cutting the perceived noise in half. The A320neo family is also 15 decibels lower than the ICAO category Chapter 4 – the highest noise pro-tection requirement – and consumes up to 15 percent less kerosene.

Airbus Helicopters is constantly working on innovations to increase the eco-efficiency of its products and locations. The most important goals are to reduce fuel consumption, reduce noise levels and reduce CO2 and NOx emissions through technologies such as diesel engines. In the H145, the extremely quiet Fenestron tail rotor ensures a

significantly lower noise signature. Thus, the helicopter is 8.5 dB quieter than required. With the H160, Airbus Helicopters sets completely new standards for medium-heavy helicopters. The H160 is the first civilian helicopter made entirely of composite materials. Another technological breakthrough is the first-ever standard use of Blue Edge rotor blades for the main rotor, which are up to 50 percent (3 dB) quieter than conventional rotors, depending on flight conditions, and allow up to 100 kilograms more payload.

Eco-efficiency through innovation

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Airbus Defence and Space is developing electric drives for orbit-raising satellites in orbit to replace conventional chemical drives. ESA’s Neosat project will develop satellites that, when disconnected from the launcher, will use electric pro-pulsion to reach their final operational orbit and maintain their orbital position. Airbus Defence and Space satellites

help governments and businesses address environmental issues by providing observational services, quantifying the effects of climate change, and delivering high quality geoinformation in areas such as agriculture, deforestation, and environmental monitoring.

These examples underscore Airbus’ commitment to climate protection and eco-efficiency. However, the company is already going a step further and is pursuing the ambitious goal of electric flying. Together with other industrial companies, Airbus is currently working on electric and hybrid drives with an output of up to four megawatts. The aim is to introduce primarily electrically-powered hybrid models for short-haul and medium-haul flights in the not too distant future.

Innovative working time models give Airbus employees the opportunity to reconcile family and work. With „job sharing“, for example, two employees share one job. The „Part-time Leadership and Teleworking“ initiative has alsoproven itself in the company. Thanks to the flexible „Care for Life“ account, employees gain more flexibility in order to adapt to special life situations and better reconcile family and work life. They are able to take a break for a leave of absence for a certain period of time or to allow them to look after close relatives. Characteristic of both models is the proportionate salary payment guaranteed by the company to continue ensuring a financial basis. The assurance of re-entry allows parents to spend a lot of time with their offspring.

The return process ensures a smooth start after parental leave. The offspring in the group’s own day care centres comes into contact with scientific topics at an early age.

Talents

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Board of Directors

Tom Enders Chief Executive Offi cer of Airbus SE

Jean-Pierre ClamadieuCEO and Member of the Board of Directors of Solvay SA

Claudia Nemat Member of the Board of Management of Deutsche Telekom AG 

Hermann-Josef LambertiFormer Member of the Management Board of Deutsche Bank AG

Carlos Tavares Chairman of the Managing Board of Peugeot SA

René ObermannManaging Director of Warburg Pincus and

Member of the Board of Directors of Telenor ASA

Victor ChuChairman and CEO

of First Eastern Investment Group

Catherine GuillouardChief Executive Offi cer of RATP

Amparo MoraledaMember of the Board of Directors of Solvay

SA, CaixaBank SA and Vodafone PLC

Ralph D. Crosby, Jr.Member of the Board 

of Directors of American Electric Power Corp.

Denis Ranque Chairman of the Board of

Directors of Airbus SE

Lord Drayson (Paul) Chairman and Chief Executive Offi cer of Drayson Technologies Ltd

Executive Committee

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Bruno EvenChief Executive Offi cer Airbus Helicopters

Eric Schulz Chief Commercial Offi cer Airbus

Grazia Vittadini Chief Technology Offi cer of Airbus

Dirk HokeChief Executive Offi cer Airbus Defence and Space

George Xu Chief Executive Offi cer of Airbus China

Fernando AlonsoHead of Military Aircraft Airbus Defence and Space

C. Jeffrey KnittelChairman and Chief Executive Offi cer Airbus Americas

Guillaume FauryPresident of Airbus Commercial Aircraft Harald Wilhelm

Chief Financial Offi cer Airbus 

Thierry Baril Chief Human Resources Offi cer Airbus

Klaus RichterChief Procurement Offi cer Airbus & Airbus Commercial Aircraft

John HarrisonGeneral Counsel Airbus

Tom WilliamsChief Operating Offi cer Airbus Commercial Aircraft

Tom Enders Chief Executive Offi cer Airbus

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Alexander ReinhardtHead of Public Affairs Germany

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Dr. Martin AgüeraHead of Media Relations Defence and Space

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