Airbus SAS

Summary

Airbus SAS is a company^[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,518 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Airbus SAS was a member of Aerospace Valley^[3].
• Airbus SAS was a member of GIFAS^[4].
• Airbus SAS was a member of Linux Foundation^[5].
• Airbus SAS was a member of CVE Numbering Authority^[6].
• Airbus SAS was a member of Association of German Airports^[7].
• Airbus SAS is in the country of France^[8].
• Airbus SAS's instance of is recorded as company^[9].
• Airbus SAS's founder is recorded as Roger Béteille^[10].
• Airbus SAS's founder is recorded as Felix Kracht^[11].
• Airbus SAS's founder is recorded as Henri Ziegler^[12].
• Airbus SAS's founder is recorded as Franz Josef Strauß^[13].
• Airbus SAS is owned by Airbus SE^[14].
• Airbus SAS is owned by CASA^[15].
• Airbus SAS's headquarters location is recorded as Blagnac^[16].
• Airbus SAS's chief executive officer is recorded as Guillaume Faury^[17].
• Airbus SAS's ICAO airline designator is recorded as AIB^[18].
• Airbus SAS's child organization or unit is recorded as Airbus Transport International^[19].
• Airbus SAS's child organization or unit is recorded as Airbus Operations S.A.S.^[20].
• Airbus SAS's child organization or unit is recorded as Airbus ProSky^[21].
• Airbus SAS's child organization or unit is recorded as Metron Aviation^[22].
• Airbus SAS's child organization or unit is recorded as Tarmac Aerosave^[23].
• Airbus SAS's child organization or unit is recorded as Airbus (India)^[24].
• Airbus SAS's child organization or unit is recorded as Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm^[25].
• Airbus SAS's child organization or unit is recorded as Dornier^[26].
• Airbus SAS's child organization or unit is recorded as Airbus Corporate Jets^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 529900FCMZ4LKXFD0R69^[28]

• Registered legal name: Airbus^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: FR^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): 6CHY^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1991-11-04^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2013-10-15^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2025-10-24^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2026-12-13^[38]

• Managing LOU: 213800WAVVOPS85N2205^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000192^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 383 474 814^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

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Founding

Founders include Roger Béteille^[10], Felix Kracht^[11], Henri Ziegler^[12], and Franz Josef Strauß^[13]. Recorded inception include December 18, 1969^[43] and 1970^[44]. Airbus SAS's location of formation is recorded as France^[45].

Identity

Official names include Airbus Commercial Aircraft^[46] and AIRBUS^[47]. Airbus SAS is part of EURO STOXX 50^[48].

Leadership

Airbus SAS's chief executive officer is recorded as Guillaume Faury^[17].

Operations

Airbus SAS's headquarters location is recorded as Blagnac^[16]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Airbus SE^[49]. Subsidiaries include Airbus Transport International^[19], a cargo airline^[50], in France^[51], founded in 1996^[52], headquartered in Blagnac^[53]; Airbus Operations S.A.S.^[20], an organization^[54], in France^[55], founded in 1998^[56], headquartered in Toulouse^[57]; Airbus ProSky^[21], an organization^[58], founded in 2011^[59]; Metron Aviation^[22], a business^[60], founded in 1995^[61], headquartered in Dulles^[62]; Tarmac Aerosave^[23], a business^[63], in France^[64], founded in 2006^[65], headquartered in Azereix^[66]; and Airbus (India)^[24].

Industry

Airbus SAS's industry is recorded as aircraft and space construction^[67].

Ownership

Owners include Airbus SE^[14], a business^[68], in Netherlands^[69], founded in 1998^[70], headquartered in Leiden^[71] and CASA^[15], an aerospace manufacturer^[72], in Spain^[73], founded in 1923^[74], headquartered in Getafe^[75]. Products include aircraft^[76], Airbus A300^[77], Airbus A310^[78], Airbus A320 family^[79], Airbus A330^[80], and Airbus A340^[81].

Why It Matters

Airbus SAS ranks in the top 9% of company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,518 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[82] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[83]