Exhibitor at Bedex: AIRBUS

Airbus SE is a leading European technology company specialising in aeronautics, space and defence. Founded in 1970 as a multinational consortium, it has grown over the decades to become one of the world's leading players in the design, manufacture and supply of civil aircraft, helicopters, space launchers, satellites and defence solutions.

Airbus is present in more than 170 countries, employs hundreds of thousands of people and operates a large network of production facilities, R&D centres and after-sales services. The company contributes to a wide range of sectors: commercial aviation, defence, security, space exploration, Earth observation and global connectivity.

Its Our History page traces its origins, which date back to European collaboration in the 1960s, to its evolution into an integrated group with global activities in aeronautics and space.

Airbus' mission

To develop aeronautical, space and defence technologies that enhance security, promote global connectivity and open up new perspectives for sustainable mobility and exploration.