AIRBUS INDUSTRIE

INTERNATIONAL

The company was established in 1970 as a "Groupement d'lnterat Economique" to manage the development, manufacture and marketing of the A300 widebodied short/medium range twin-engined transport (A300B first flown October
Airbus A300
A300
28,1972). Airbus consortium owned by Aerospatiale of France (37.9 percent), DaimlerChrysler of Germany (37.9 percent), British Aerospace (20 percent) and CASA of Spain (4.2 percent), which are also the main industrial participants in design, development, and manufacture. Associate members of the consortium are Belairbus of Belgium and Fokker Aviation of the
Airbus A320
A320
Netherlands (q.v. all). Airbus Industrie is being restructured into a limited-liability company in 1999. Divisions include Airbus Industrie Asia, formed with Alenia of Italy (q.v.) to develop a new airliner in partnership with AVIC of China and ST Aero of Singapore; Airbus Military Company to develop the FLA military freighter
Airbus A330
A330
(taking over from former Euroflag, q.v.); and Large Aircraft, founded in 1996 to progress work on the ultra-large A3XX airliner.

Initial Airbus A300B2/B4 airliners delivered 1974- 1986; current version of A300 is A300-600 for 231 -361 passengers (first flown July 1983), delivered from 1984. A310 first flew April 1982 as
Airbus A340
A340
191-280 short/medium-range wide-body airliner; A319 first flew August 1995 as shortened variant of A320, for 124-145 passengers; A320 short/medium-range airliner first flew February 1987, for 137-180 passengers; A321 lengthened version of A320 for 185-220 passengers, first flown March 1993; A330 medium/extended-range wide-body airliner for 295-440 passengers, first flown November 1992; and A340
Airbus A380
A380
four-engined companion of A330 for long-range and mediumdensity services, first flown October 1991 and accommodating 250-440 passengers. A3XX expected to enter service in year 2004 as the world's first very-highcapacity and full double-deck airliner, with initial accommodation for 555 passengers in three-class arrangement, but with variants for up to 854; not yet flown. FLA (Future Large Aircraft) military freighter expected to enter service in year 2004, but not yet flown.


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