Airbus in

Germany
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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.

Shareholder structure

11% Germany

26%
11% France

4% Spain

74% State participation

Free float shares
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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.

Increase in revenue
in billions of euros

+176%
+145 %

24.2
67.0
2000

2017

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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Worldwide growth
thanks to European best
performance
Since 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:
129,442
Home countries:
116,560

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

Airbus home countries

7% 93 %

2017 Total:
€157.7 billion
Home countries:
€11.1 billion

Order intake
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Strong roots
in Germany
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.

Hohn Kiel
Stade
Nordenham
Hamburg
Varel Buxtehude

Bremen
Trauen Berlin
Potsdam

Kassel
Köln

Bonn Dresden
Jena
Koblenz

Lampoldshausen
Donauwörth
Manching
Schrobenhausen
Backnang
UIm
Augsburg Aschau am Inn
Friedrichshafen Ottobrunn
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Airbus as an employer
Airbus 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 economy

In 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 innovation

With 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).

Research and development

investments

€ 2.8 billion
+146%
€ 1.34 billion 2017

2000
+109%
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Airbus production sites

in Germany
COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT
The world’s leading aircraft Products and Services:
manufacturer accounts for almost • Development and production of
a third of all German jobs in the civil aircraft. The product family covers
civil aviation industry. the entire capacity range from 100 to
more than 600 seats – from the
Employees: efficient short and medium range
• approx. 28,200 aircraft of the A320 family to the A380,
the largest passenger aircraft in
Main facilities: the world.
• Hamburg • Spare parts management
• Bremen and services
• Stade
• Buxtehude

HELICOPTERS
Manufacturer of the world’s largest Main facilities:
portfolio of civil and military • Donauwörth
helicopters, with a global market • Kassel
share of 46 percent in the civil and
parastatal market. Approximately Products and Services:
12,000 Airbus helicopters are in • Development, production and
operation in approximately 150 marketing of civilian and military
countries. helicopters
• Comprehensive maintenance
Employees: and training offers
• approx. 6,200 • Manufacturing of aircraft
components
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DEFENCE AND SPACE

The European leader in the defence and Employees:
space industry. The company ranks • approx. 12,000
second in the space industry worldwide
and is one of the ten largest defence Main facilities:
companies with an annual turnover of • Backnang
around 14 billion euros. • 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
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Urban
mobility
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.
Concept vehicle Pop.Up
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Eco-efficiency
through innovation
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.
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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.
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Talents

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 also
proven 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.
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Board of Directors

Denis Ranque Tom Enders

Chairman of the Board of Chief Executive Officer
Directors of Airbus SE of Airbus SE

Victor Chu Jean-Pierre Clamadieu

Chairman and CEO CEO and Member
of First Eastern of the Board of Directors
Investment Group of Solvay SA

Ralph D. Crosby, Jr. Lord Drayson (Paul)

Member of the Board  Chairman and Chief
of Directors of American  Executive Officer of
Electric Power Corp. Drayson Technologies Ltd

Catherine Guillouard Hermann-Josef Lamberti

Chief Executive Former Member of the
Officer of RATP Management Board
of Deutsche Bank AG

Amparo Moraleda Claudia Nemat

Member of the Board Member of the Board
of Directors of Solvay of Management of
SA, CaixaBank SA Deutsche Telekom AG 
and Vodafone PLC

René Obermann Carlos Tavares

Managing Director of Chairman of the
Warburg Pincus and Managing Board of
Member of the Board of Peugeot SA
Directors of Telenor ASA
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Executive Committee

Fernando Alonso C. Jeffrey Knittel

Head of Military Chairman and Chief
Aircraft Airbus Executive Officer
Defence and Space Airbus Americas

Klaus Richter
Thierry Baril Chief Procurement
Chief Human Officer Airbus &
Resources Airbus Commercial
Officer Airbus Aircraft
Eric Schulz
Chief Commercial
Tom Enders Bruno Even Officer Airbus
Chief Executive Chief Executive
Officer Airbus Officer Airbus
Helicopters Grazia Vittadini
Chief Technology
Officer of Airbus
Guillaume Faury
President of Airbus
Commercial Aircraft Harald Wilhelm
Chief Financial
Officer Airbus 

John Harrison
General Counsel Tom Williams
Airbus Chief Operating
Officer Airbus
Commercial Aircraft

Dirk Hoke George Xu

Chief Executive Chief Executive
Officer Airbus Officer of
Defence and Space Airbus China
 Connect with Airbus

Alexander Reinhardt
Head of Public Affairs Germany

alexander.reinhardt@airbus.com
+ 49 30 259 269 20

Dr. Martin Agüera

Head of Media Relations
Defence and Space

martin.aguera@airbus.com
+ 49 89 607 347 35

Airbus

81663 München
Stand: August 2018

Germany

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