The holding company was given its present name in April 2017. Due to the dominance of the Airbus SAS division within Airbus Group SE, the executive committees of the parent and subsidiary companies were aligned in January 2017, but the companies were kept as separate legal entities. EADS NV was renamed Airbus Group NV and SE in 2014, and 2015, respectively. In 2006, EADS acquired BAE Systems's remaining 20% of Airbus. In 2001, Airbus Industrie GIE was reorganised as Airbus SAS, a simplified joint-stock company. In addition to other subsidiaries pertaining to security and space activities, EADS owned 100% of the pre-existing Eurocopter SA, established in 1992, as well as 80% of Airbus Industrie GIE. In 2000, the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) NV was established. The current company is the product of consolidation in the European aerospace industry tracing back to the formation of the Airbus Industrie GIE consortium in 1970. The company is led by CEO Guillaume Faury and is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index. The 'SE' in its corporate name means it is a Societas Europaea. Reflecting this multi-national origin, the company 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.Īirbus's registered headquarters is in Leiden, Netherlands, but daily management is conducted from Toulouse, France. The company was incorporated as the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company ( EADS) in 2000 through the merger of the French Aérospatiale and the German DASA, and later acquired full ownership of Airbus, a collaboration of European aerospace companies to develop and produce a wide-body aircraft to compete with American-built airliners, which would later merge together. As of 2019, Airbus is the world's largest manufacturer of airliners as well as the leading helicopter manufacturer. The company also has separate commercial, defence and space and helicopter divisions. The company's primary business is the design and manufacturing of commercial aircraft. Īirbus SE ( / ˈ ɛər b ʌ s/ French: ⓘ German: ⓘ Spanish: ) is a European multinational aerospace corporation.
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