Airbus is a leading aircraft manufacturer that consistently captures around half of all orders for airliners with more than 100 seats. Their product line-up covers a full spectrum of 12 aircraft models from a 100-seat single-aisle to the largest civil airliner ever, the double-deck A380.

In 2003 Airbus achieved a turnover of some 19.3 billion euros and provided support for the highly reliable operation of the more than 3,300 Airbus aircraft currently in operation with more than 190 operators around the globe. To date, Airbus has received more than 4,800 orders from some 180 customers.