Airbus
Airbus SE is a European multinational aerospace corporation and is ranked as the world's biggest airliner manufacturer. For a long time, Boeing was the biggest company manufacturing airliners, but Airbus SE has overtaken them in recent years. The corporation has a track record of around half of the world's aircrafts. Airbus designs, manufactures and sells civil and military aerospace products worldwide and manufactures aircraft in Europe and various countries outside Europe. The company has three divisions: Commercial Aircraft (Airbus S.A.S.), Defense and Space, and Helicopters. The company’s helicopters have been delivered to customers in over 150 countries and support frontline emergency services in their everyday work. Especially, being well-known as a leading name in the defense sector, with a lot of products and services, Airbus contributes a lot in helping countries protect their citizens, values and vital infrastructure.
Airbus designs, produces, and delivers innovative solutions with the purpose of pioneering sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world – taking full advantage of its decades of experience and wide-ranging expertise. The company is largely based in France, though also has offices and production lines all across the world, including in Canada and The U.S. The first-ever digital fly by wire airliner plane, which means having an electronic interface for the pilot instead of manual controls, was manufactured and sold by Airbus, hence why they are one of the best-renowned companies now for making airliners. Airbus made approximately $78.9 billion in revenue in 2020, though some of these sales are expected to have dropped off slightly in 2021 due to the lack of airliner requirements during the pandemic.
In 1972, Airbus released the A300, which was the first aircraft to have the digital fly-by-wire interface, as well as a double engine and double aisle within the aircraft. The A320 was built shortly after using a similar design, and this model is still one of the world's most popular airliner aircraft to this day. This model has an approximate lifespan of around 120,000 flight hours. It is also considered to be one of the safest models of airliner in the world, given its long and reliable history of flying.
A350 and the Airbus A380 are also other zero recorded passenger fatalities models.
Some other popular models can be named such as A220 with 2 engines, single aisle accommodating 108-130 seats, originally Bombardier C Series; A330 designed with 2 engines, twin aisle accommodating maximum 361 seats; A320 with 2 engines, single aisle and accommodating capacity at maximum 186 seats; A340 designed with 4 engines, twin aisle and accommodating capacity at maximum 440 seats or A380 with 4 engines, twin aisle, double check and accommodating capacity at maximum 853 seats.
Revenue: $78.9 billion (2020)
Brand origin: France
Website: https://www.airbus.com
