This massive building makes extensive use of natural lighting and generates 55% of its own energy, due in part to the 22,000 square metres of solar photovoltaic panels located on its roof.

About an hour east of Saint-Nazaire, on a site of 88 hectares, more than 3,000 Airbus employees in Nantes produce centre wing boxes for all Airbus commercial jetliners; along with air inlets on nacelles that equip the A350 XWB and A380, the A320neo’s CFM International LEAP-1A, and the A330neo engines. Benefitting from Airbus’ industrial and space expertise, this Toulouse facility’s assembly line will include state-of-the-art automation, test equipment and data acquisition capabilities for shorter assembly times while providing the means to analyse factory performance and process improvements. Other manufacturing activities at Nantes include ailerons for A380s and A330s; as well as the A350 XWB airliner’s belly fairing. Sign up for free and get in touch with prospects, candidates, new leads or potential partners. Airbus is also the leading defence industrial supplier of the French Defence Procurement Agency and a key industrial partner of the security sector.

The company strives to consolidate the excellence of the entire industry by committing itself sustainably to small and medium-sized enterprises and ethical trading initiatives and by strengthening relations with innovative SMEs. The talent and skills of nearly 48,000 Airbus employees in France (and more than 63,000 people when Airbus subsidiaries and shareholdings are included) form the bedrock of the company’s global competitiveness. Airbus remains the only company present simultaneously in access-to-space (via its participation in Ariane Group), satellite systems and services. Name: Antoine Claveyrollas Company: Airbus Group Job title: ingénieur aéronautique Country of Residence: France Website of the company : airbusgroup.com / Size of the company : sign up to find out Airbus has also been developing its cybersecurity business in Toulouse. In 2016, a large development centre opened, reflecting Airbus' commitment to innovation, research and development. Airbus a350xwb - map flight test experting team leader ? France is at the core of Airbus skills, technologies, innovation and production. In Occitanie, more than 28,000 people are Airbus employees and approximately 4,500 work in such central functions as finance, marketing, engineering, customer support programmes and procurement. With employees specializing in rotor blade production and research on composite materials, the Dugny site is a vital link in Airbus’ rotorcraft production chain.

Airbus has made a commitment to ecologically sustainable business, which is symbolised by the design chosen for its A350 XWB final assembly line facility adjacent to Toulouse-Blagnac Airport. Airbus, one of the top 10 largest patent holders in France, registers more than 370 trademarks each year and expends around €1.1 billion annually in research and development. Overall, Airbus exports more than €26 billion of aeronautical and space products from France each year, while placing some €12.5 billion of orders with more than 10,000 French industrial partners annually. Close to 9,000 employees at the site are engaged in nearly every aspect of the helicopter business, from design and assembly to training and customer service.