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Download high resolution version (750x742, 122 KB)The flight deck of the Airbus A320. Reproduced with the permission of Airbus UK. Picture prepared for Wikipedia by Adrian Pingstone in September 2003. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old... Download high resolution version (750x742, 122 KB)The flight deck of the Airbus A320. Reproduced with the permission of Airbus UK. Picture prepared for Wikipedia by Adrian Pingstone in September 2003. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old... The flight deck of the Airbus A320, using digital fly-by-wire for primary flight controls, side-stick controllers in place of the usual control columns, and six large electronic displays

Airbus A340-300 (4R-ADF) of Srilankan landing at London (Heathrow) Airport. Taken in May 2004 by Adrian Pingstone and released to the public domain. This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, Arpingstone. This applies worldwide. File history Legend: (cur) = this is... Airbus A340-300 (4R-ADF) of Srilankan landing at London (Heathrow) Airport. Taken in May 2004 by Adrian Pingstone and released to the public domain. This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator, Arpingstone. This applies worldwide. File history Legend: (cur) = this is... An A340 of Srilankan Airlines, now Airbus' second largest product after the A380

Airbus S.A.S. is a commercial An Airbus A340 of SriLankan Airlines. This is a wide_bodied long_haul aircraft, with _24 Business Class seats and 288 Economy Class seats. A hot air balloon seen from directly below. The burner flame is firing into the envelope Bell 206B Jet Ranger III helicopter This article refers to the tool... aircraft manufacturer based in Occitan cross, symbol of Toulouse and of Occitan culture Toulouse (Tolosa in Occitan) is a city in southwest France on the banks of the Garonne River, half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. With a population of 1.05 million inhabitants in 2004, the Toulouse metropolitan area... Toulouse, France. It was incorporated in 2001 under French law as a simplified joint stock company or "S.A.S." (Société par Actions Simplifiée). Airbus was formerly known as Airbus Industrie and is commonly named just Airbus.

Airbus is jointly held by European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) is a large European industrial corporation of the aerospace business, formed by the merger on July 10, 2000 of Aérospatiale-Matra of France, Dornier and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA) of Germany, and Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) of Spain. In 2003, EADS... EADS (80%) and BAE Sentry Upgrade BAE SYSTEMS is a multinational defence products manufacturer. Contents // 1 History 1.1 Formation 1.2 Expansion 2 Management 3 Organisation 3.1 Airbus UK 3.2 BAE Underwater Systems 4 Products 4.1 Air 4.2 Land 4.3 Sea 4.4 Future 5 Affiliations 6... BAE SYSTEMS (20%), Europe's two largest military suppliers and manufacturers. 2004 is a This is a calendar for any leap year starting on Thursday (dominical letter DC), e.g. 2004. January February March Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 1 2 3... As of 2004, its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. Although there may be more than one CEO in a company, generally the job is not shared anymore. It is feared that such an arrangement may create confusion within the... CEO is Noël Forgeard.

Airbus employs around 40,000 people in several European countries. Final assembly is carried out in Occitan cross, symbol of Toulouse and of Occitan culture Toulouse (Tolosa in Occitan) is a city in southwest France on the banks of the Garonne River, half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. With a population of 1.05 million inhabitants in 2004, the Toulouse metropolitan area... Toulouse, Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. Subject to disclaimers. Trying... France and This article is about the city in Germany. For other articles subjects named Hamburg, see Hamburg (disambiguation). Hamburg is Germanys second largest city (after Berlin) and its principal port. The official name Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg recalls its membership in the mediæval Hanseatic League and the fact that... Hamburg, The Federal Republic of Germany ( German (Deutsch) Spoken in: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and 38 other countries. Region: Europe Total speakers: 120 million Ranking: 9 Genetic classification: Indo-European  Germanic   West Germanic    Old High German    Middle High German    Modern... Germany, although construction occurs at a number of plants across Europe.

History

Airbus Industrie began as a consortium of This article is about the continent. For alternative meanings, see: Europe (disambiguation) World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is Geology (from Greek γη- (ge-, the earth) and λογος (logos, word, reason)) is the science and study of the... European aviation firms to compete with This article is on the country in North America. For other uses, see United States may refer to: The United States of America, a country in North America. The SS United States, the fastest ocean liner ever built. The USS United States, a never-built aircraft carrier. The United Mexican... American companies such as The Boeing Company Boeing logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked For other uses, see Logo (disambiguation). This article or section should include material from logo design, discuss it at Talk:Logo design A logotype, commonly known as a logo, is the graphic element of a trademark or brand... Boeing and DC-10, retired from American Airlines fleet at gate McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. It has been part of Boeing since 1997. Contents // 1 Background 2 Merger 3 The Boeing Company 4 External links Background The company was... McDonnell Douglas. In the 1960s European aircraft manufacturers competed as much with each other than the American giants. In the mid-1960s tentative negotitations commenced regarding a European collaborative approach began.

In September 1967 the British, French and German governments signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to start development of the 300 seat Lufthansa Airbus A300 Loading a FedEx A300_600 aircraft. The Airbus A300 is a short to medium range, wide-body family of aircraft manufactured by Airbus Industries between 1972 and the present. Contents // 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Technology 4 In-Service 5 Models 6 See also: 7 External links Introduction... Airbus A300. This was the second major joint aircraft program in Europe, following the Concorde may refer to: The supersonic Concorde (aeroplane) Concorde, North Carolina (the place) The Place de la Concorde, a square in Paris, France the Concorde Agreement — a contract which dictates the terms by which the ten Formula One teams compete in Formula One grands prix and take their share... Concorde, for which no ongoing consortium was devised. An earlier announcement had been made in July 1967 but had been complicated by the The British Aircraft Corporation, or BAC, was a British aircraft manufacturer, formed from the forced merger of the Bristol Aeroplane Company, English Electric, Vickers-Armstrong and Hunting Aircraft Company in 1959. Meanwhile a similar merger created the Hawker_Siddeley Group, while engine design and manufacturing was concentrated at Rolls-Royce and... British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). The British government refused to back its proposed competitor, a development of the BAC 1-11 and instead supported the Airbus aircraft.

In the months following this agreement both the French and British governments expressed doubts about the aircraft. Another problem was the requirement for a new engine (to be developed by Rolls-Royce, the RB207). In December 1968 the French and British partner companies, Sud Aviation was a French aircraft manufacturer, originating from the merger of SNCASE (Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Sud Est) and SNCASO (Société Nationale de Constructions Aéronautiques du Sud Ouest) on March 1, 1957. Both companies had, in turn, been formed from smaller privately owned... Sud Aviation and Hawker-Siddeley was a British aircraft manufacturing company. The company went through a long evolution before emerging as one of only two major manufacturers in the 1960s, and eventually being merged into British Aerospace in the 1980s. Contents // 1 Hawker Engineering 2 Hawker Aviation 3 Hawker-Siddeley Group 4 End... Hawker Siddeley proposed a revised configuration, the 250 seat Airbus A250. Renamed the A300B the aircraft would not require new engines, reducing development costs.

In 1969 the British government shocked its partners by withdrawing from the project. Given the participation by Hawker Siddeley up to that point, France and Germany were reluctant to take over their wing design. Thus the British company was allowed to continue as a major subcontractor.

Airbus formed

Airbus Industrie was formally set up in 1970 was a This is the calendar for any common year starting on Thursday (dominical letter D). (A common year is a year with 365 days -- in other words, not a leap year.) January February March Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa... 1970 following an agreement between The Aerospatiale Corvette first flew in 1970 and went into service in 1974. Forty were built The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is a rospatiale. a rospatiale was a French aerospace manufacturer that primarily built both civilian and military aircraft and... Aerospatiale ( Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. Subject to disclaimers. Trying... France) and Luftwaffe Tornado ECR Deutsche Aerospace AG Daimler-Benz Aerospace AG DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG Founded May 19, 1989 as Deutsche Aerospace AG, bundling space and aeronautic elements of Daimler-Benz (including Dornier Luftfahrt), Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB), MTU München, and Telefunken Systemtechnik (TST) In 1992, the helicopter division was... Deutsche Aerospace ( The Federal Republic of Germany ( German (Deutsch) Spoken in: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and 38 other countries. Region: Europe Total speakers: 120 million Ranking: 9 Genetic classification: Indo-European  Germanic   West Germanic    Old High German    Middle High German    Modern... Germany) (joined by CASA of The Kingdom of Spain or Spain ( Spanish (espa ol or castellano) Spoken in: Mexico, Colombia, Spain, Argentina, Nicaragua, Chile, USA, Venezuela, Costa Rica , Cuba, Peru, and 34 other countries. Region: Total speakers: 417 million (including second language speakers) Ranking: 2 (first language speakers, may vary based on metric) Genetic classification... Spain in 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). Years: 1968 1969 1970 - 1971 - 1972 1973 1974 Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s - 1970s - 1980s 1990s 2000s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1971 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail... 1971). Each company would deliver its sections as fully equipped, ready to fly items. The name "Airbus" was taken from a nonproprietary term used by the airline industry in the 1960s to refer to a commercial aircraft of a certain size and range, for this term was acceptable to the French linguistically.

In 1972 the A300 made its maiden flight and the first production model, the A300B2 entered service in 1974. Initially the success of the consortium was poor but by 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. Years: 1976 1977 1978 - 1979 - 1980 1981 1982 Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s - 1970s - 1980s 1990s 2000s Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century 1979 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Science and technology Aviation - Rail transport - Science - Television Other topics... 1979 there were 81 aircraft in service. It was the launch of the A320 in 1981 that guaranteed Airbus as a major player in the aircraft market - the aircraft had over 400 orders before it first flew, compared to 15 for the A300 in 1972.

In 1977 the British partner in Airbus, Hawker Siddeley, was merged with BAC to form BAe evolution since 1955 until 1999 merger to form BAE Systems British Aerospace (BAe) was a British aircraft manufacturer, now part of BAE SYSTEMS. The company was formed on April 29, 1977 by the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Act. This called for the nationalisation and merger of; the British Aircraft... British Aerospace (BAe). In 1979 BAe (now BAE Sentry Upgrade BAE SYSTEMS is a multinational defence products manufacturer. Contents // 1 History 1.1 Formation 1.2 Expansion 2 Management 3 Organisation 3.1 Airbus UK 3.2 BAE Underwater Systems 4 Products 4.1 Air 4.2 Land 4.3 Sea 4.4 Future 5 Affiliations 6... BAE SYSTEMS) formally re-joined the consortium, with 38 percent stake each for the Germans and French, 20 percent for the British, and the Spanish firm with four percent.

It was a fairly loose alliance but that changed in This page is about the year 2000. See Note: This is an article about the British comic book 2000 AD, rather than the year 2000 2000 AD logo 2000 AD is a weekly British science fiction oriented comic. The publication, which serialises a number of separate stories each prog (see... 2000 when Luftwaffe Tornado ECR Deutsche Aerospace AG Daimler-Benz Aerospace AG DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG Founded May 19, 1989 as Deutsche Aerospace AG, bundling space and aeronautic elements of Daimler-Benz (including Dornier Luftfahrt), Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm (MBB), MTU München, and Telefunken Systemtechnik (TST) In 1992, the helicopter division was... DASA, The Aerospatiale Corvette first flew in 1970 and went into service in 1974. Forty were built The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is a rospatiale. a rospatiale was a French aerospace manufacturer that primarily built both civilian and military aircraft and... Aerospatiale and CASA merged to form European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) is a large European industrial corporation of the aerospace business, formed by the merger on July 10, 2000 of Aérospatiale-Matra of France, Dornier and DaimlerChrysler Aerospace AG (DASA) of Germany, and Construcciones Aeronáuticas SA (CASA) of Spain. In 2003, EADS... EADS and in 2001 when BAE and EADS formed the Airbus Integrated Company to coincide with the development of the new Airbus A380-800 Artists depiction of an Airbus A380 Role Civil air transport Crucial crew 2 First flight 2005 (projected) First commercial flight 2006 (projected) Manufacturer Airbus Dimensions Length 73 m 239 ft 6 in Wingspan 79.8 m 261 ft 10 in Height 24.1 m 79 ft... Airbus A380, which will seat 555 passengers and be the world's largest commercial passenger jet when it enters service in Years: 2003 2004 2005 - 2006 (MMVI) - 2007 2008 2009 Decades: 1970s 1980s 1990s - 2000s - 2010s 2020s 2030s Centuries: 20th century - 21st century - 22nd century News by month: Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec 2006 in topic: Arts Architecture - Art - Film - Literature - Music Politics Elections... 2006.

Civilian products

The Airbus product line started with the Lufthansa Airbus A300 Loading a FedEx A300_600 aircraft. The Airbus A300 is a short to medium range, wide-body family of aircraft manufactured by Airbus Industries between 1972 and the present. Contents // 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Technology 4 In-Service 5 Models 6 See also: 7 External links Introduction... A300, the world's first twin-aisle, twin-engined aircraft. A shorter variant of the Lufthansa Airbus A300 Loading a FedEx A300_600 aircraft. The Airbus A300 is a short to medium range, wide-body family of aircraft manufactured by Airbus Industries between 1972 and the present. Contents // 1 Introduction 2 Background 3 Technology 4 In-Service 5 Models 6 See also: 7 External links Introduction... A300 is known as the Airbus A310 Royal Jordanian Airbus A310_300 Role Civil air transport Crew 2 First Flight 1982 Manufacturer Airbus, Toulouse Dimensions Length 46.66 m 153 ft 1 in Wingspan 43.9 m 144 ft Height 15.8 m 51 ft 10 in Wing area 219 m² 2360 ft² Weights Empty 80... A310. Building on its success, airbus launched the British Midland Airbus A320 The Airbus A320 family from the smallest (A318) to the largest (A321) The flight deck of the Airbus A320, using digital fly_by_wire for primary flight controls, side_stick controllers in place of the usual control columns, and six large electronic displays. The Airbus A320 is a short... A320 with its innovative A flight control system consists of the flight control surfaces, the respective cockpit controls, connecting linkage, and necessary operating mechanisms to control aircraft in flight The basic fundamentals of aircraft controls has been explained in aeronautics. Discussion here centers on the underlying mechanisms of the flight controls. Generally the cockpit... fly-by-wire control system. The A320 was a great commercial success. The A318 and A319 are shorter derivatives with some of the latter under construction for the corporate biz-jet market ( British Midland Airbus A320 The Airbus A320 family from the smallest (A318) to the largest (A321) The flight deck of the Airbus A320, using digital fly_by_wire for primary flight controls, side_stick controllers in place of the usual control columns, and six large electronic displays. The Airbus A320 is a short... Airbus Corporate Jet). A stretched version is known as the A321 and is proving competitive with later models of the Boeing 737.

The longer range products, the twin-jet Air Canada Airbus A330 The Airbus A330 is a large_capacity medium_to_long_range commercial passenger airplane manufactured by Airbus. It was developed at the same time as the four-engined A340. Airbus intended the A330 to compete directly in the ETOPS (Extended Twin-engine Operations) market, which was effectively established by the... A330 and the four-jet Virgin Atlantic Airbus A340. The Airbus A340 is a long_range widebody commercial passenger airplane manufactured by Airbus. It is similar in design to the sister, the A330 but uses four engines rather than two. It has one of the longest ranges of any commercial airliner. Contents // 1 History 2 Technology... A340, have efficient wings, enhanced by Winglets on a Lufthansa Airbus A319, best seen on the magnified picture Winglets on a Privatair Boeing Business Jet The winglets of a Learjet 60 business jet A winglet is a device used to improve the efficiency of aircraft by lowering the lift-induced drag caused by wingtip vortices. The... winglets. The Airbus A340-500 has an operating range of 13,921 kilometres (8,650 miles), the second longest range of any commercial jet after the Boeing 777-200LR (range of 17,446 km or 9420 nautical miles). These are competing strongly with the equivalent Boeing products and may partly explain the cessation of An airliner of Air Jamaica, the Airbus A340 An airliner is a type of aircraft initially designed for the transportation of paying passengers. There may be variants developed for air freight, military or luxury corporate use. Occasionally the military version precedes the civilian airliner. Examples are the Boeing KC-135... airliner production at The Lockheed SR-71, remarkably advanced for its time and unsurpassed in many areas of performance The Lockheed U-2 first flew in 1955 providing much needed intelligence on Soviet bloc countries Lockheed Corporation was an aerospace company founded in 1912 which merged with Martin Marietta in 1995 to form... Lockheed in 1983 and the take-over of DC-10, retired from American Airlines fleet at gate McDonnell Douglas was a major American aerospace manufacturer, producing a number of famous commercial and military aircraft. It has been part of Boeing since 1997. Contents // 1 Background 2 Merger 3 The Boeing Company 4 External links Background The company was... McDonnell Douglas by the surviving US builder of long-distance airliners, The Boeing Company Boeing logo This is a copyrighted and/or trademarked For other uses, see Logo (disambiguation). This article or section should include material from logo design, discuss it at Talk:Logo design A logotype, commonly known as a logo, is the graphic element of a trademark or brand... Boeing, in 1996-1997. The company is particularly proud of its use of A flight control system consists of the flight control surfaces, the respective cockpit controls, connecting linkage, and necessary operating mechanisms to control aircraft in flight The basic fundamentals of aircraft controls has been explained in aeronautics. Discussion here centers on the underlying mechanisms of the flight controls. Generally the cockpit... fly-by-wire technologies and the common cockpit and systems in use throughout the aircraft family, which make it much easier to train crew.

Military products

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The Airbus A400M

In January Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2005 January is the first month of the year in... January For the album by Prince changed his stage name into an unpronounceable symbol in 1993, but took up the name Prince again in 1999. Prince (born Prince Rogers Nelson June 7, 1958) is a popular musician. His music has spanned myriad styles including funk, rhythm and blues, psychedelia and rock... 1999 Airbus established a separate company, Airbus Military SL (Sociedad Limitada) is a subsidiary of Airbus S.A.S. created for the management of the A400M project, taking over from Euroflag. The company was established in January 1999 as the Airbus Military Company SAS. However the company was restructured as Airbus Military SL prior to the... Airbus Military S.A.S., to undertake development and production of a turboprop powered military For other article subjects named transport see transport (disambiguation). This article is part of the Transport series Modes... Animal-powered Aviation Human-powered Ship Rail Road See also... More topics | The future Transport, or transportation in American English, is the movement of objects like people, goods, signals and information from... transport aircraft (the Airbus A400M Artists impression of the A400M parked on landing strip Description Role Military transport Crew 2 pilots, optional 3rd, 1 loadmaster First Flight Expected 2009 Entered Service Under development Manufacturer Airbus Military consortium Dimensions Length 42.2 m 138 ft 6 in Wingspan 42.4 m 139 ft... Airbus Military A400M.) The A400M is being developed by several For the National Association of Theatre Owners, please see The National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) is a trade organization based in the United States whose members are the owners of movie theaters. Most major theater chains are members, as are many independent theater operators; collectively, they account for the... NATO members, For other uses, see Belgium is: a country in Europe, see United States: Belgium, Illinois Belgium, Wisconsin Belgium (town), Wisconsin Belgium Township, Minnesota Belgium, West Virginia a curse word in the radio series and US version of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Brussels, the capital of Belgium, is also... Belgium, Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. Subject to disclaimers. Trying... France, The Federal Republic of Germany ( German (Deutsch) Spoken in: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and 38 other countries. Region: Europe Total speakers: 120 million Ranking: 9 Genetic classification: Indo-European  Germanic   West Germanic    Old High German    Middle High German    Modern... Germany, For other uses, see Luxembourg - a small country in west Europe Luxembourg (city) - the capital city of the country Luxembourg (district) - a district in the country Luxembourg, province of Belgium Luxemburg, Iowa - a city in the USA Luxemburg, Wisconsin - a village in the USA Luxembourg Garden, Paris, France Luxemburg Township... Luxembourg, The Kingdom of Spain or Spain ( Spanish (espa ol or castellano) Spoken in: Mexico, Colombia, Spain, Argentina, Nicaragua, Chile, USA, Venezuela, Costa Rica , Cuba, Peru, and 34 other countries. Region: Total speakers: 417 million (including second language speakers) Ranking: 2 (first language speakers, may vary based on metric) Genetic classification... Spain, For other uses, see Turkey (disambiguation). The Republic of Turkey is a country located in Southwest Asia with a small part of its territory (3%) in southeastern Europe. Until 1922 the country was the center of the Ottoman Empire. The Anatolian peninsula, between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea... Turkey, and the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a This article describes a type of political entity. Country is also a short form for the Rural areas are sparsely settled places away from the influence of large cities and towns. Such areas are distinct from more intensively settled... UK, as an alternative to the C-130 Hercules The United States Air Force C-130 Hercules Description Role Multirole airlift transport, + many special variants Crew Varies, usually 3–5 First flight August 1954 Entered service April 1956 Manufacturer Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Dimensions Length 97 ft 9 in 29.8 m Wingspan 132 ft 7... C-130 Hercules. Expansion in the military aircraft market will reduce, but not negate, Airbus's exposure to the effects of cyclical downturns in civil aviation.

• Airbus A400M Artists impression of the A400M parked on landing strip Description Role Military transport Crew 2 pilots, optional 3rd, 1 loadmaster First Flight Expected 2009 Entered Service Under development Manufacturer Airbus Military consortium Dimensions Length 42.2 m 138 ft 6 in Wingspan 42.4 m 139 ft... Airbus A400M
• While operated for some time as a pure transport aircraft the Airbus A310 is now being offered as the Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) through the addition of an aerial refueling capability. The aircraft are manufactured and modified by EADS/Airbus. The conversion involves Installation of two AAR pods under... A310 MRTT (Multi Role Aerial refueling, also called in-flight refueling (IFR) or air-to-air refueling (AAR), is the practice of transferring fuel from one aircraft to another during flight. This allows the receiving aircraft to remain airborne longer, and to take off with a greater payload. Usually, the aircraft providing the fuel... Tanker Transport)
• A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport A330 MRTT Description Role Air-to-air refueling Crew 2 Pilots & AAR operator Unit Cost Undisclosed Primary Contractor EADS Date Deployed Estimated 2008 Inventory Dimensions Length 193 ft 59 m Wingspan (to winglet tips) 197 ft 10 in 60.3m Height 57 ft 17... A330 MRTT

Competition with Boeing

Finnair Airbus A320-200 (OX-LXH) in the latest (as at 2003) colour scheme, on the approach to London (Heathrow) Airport (UK). Photographed by Adrian Pingstone in September 2003 and released to the public domain. This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator...

Finnair Airbus A320-200 (OX-LXH) in the latest (as at 2003) colour scheme, on the approach to London (Heathrow) Airport (UK). Photographed by Adrian Pingstone in September 2003 and released to the public domain. This image has been (or is hereby) released into the public domain by its creator...

An Airbus A320

Boeing has continually protested over state support for Airbus from the governments of the partner nations, most recently in July Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa   July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. July Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11... July 2004 is a This is a calendar for any leap year starting on Thursday (dominical letter DC), e.g. 2004. January February March Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 1 2 3... 2004. Harry C. Stonecipher is President and Chief Executive of Boeing, the aerospace giant. Stonecipher was President and Chief Executive of McDonnell Douglas prior to its merger with Boeing in 1997, he remained on the board following the successful completion of that transaction. His predecessor as Boeing CEO, Phil Condit, resigned... Harry Stonecipher (Boeing Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. Although there may be more than one CEO in a company, generally the job is not shared anymore. It is feared that such an arrangement may create confusion within the... CEO) accused Airbus of abusing a 1992 non-binding agreement covering launch aid. Airbus is given launch aid from European governments which it must repay through strict commercial contracts, and contends that this is fully compliant with the 1992 agreement and For other uses of the initials WTO, see WTO (disambiguation). The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international organization which oversees a large number of agreements defining the rules of trade between its member states (WTO, 2004a). It was created on 1 January 1995 to replace the General Agreement on... WTO rules. The agreement allows up to 33 per cent of the program cost to be met through government loans which are to be fully repaid within 17 years with interest and royalties. These loans are held at a minimum interest rate equal to the cost of government borrowing plus 0.25%, which would be below market rates available to Airbus without government support [1] (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3722888.stm).

Airbus also argues that some of the Pork barrel (or pork barrel politics) is a derogatory term used to describe United States government spending that is intended to enrich constituents of a politician in return for their political support, either in the form of campaign contributions or votes. Typically it involves funding for government programs whose economic... pork barrel military contracts awarded to Boeing (the second largest U.S. defence contractor) are in effect a form of subsidy (see the Boeing KC-767 Tanker Transport 767-200 - basis for KC-767TT Description Role Air-to-air refueling Crew 2 Pilots & AAR operator Unit cost Undisclosed Primary contractor Boeing Integrated Defense Systems Date Deployed 2004 Inventory Dimensions Length 159 ft 2 in 48.5 m Wingspan (to winglet tips) 156 ft... KC-767 military contracting scandal). The significant U.S. government support of technology development via NASA also provides significant support to Boeing, as does the large tax breaks offered to Boeing which are in violation of the 1992 agreement and WTO rules. In its recent products such as the Boeing 787 in new Boeing colors The Boeing 787, or Dreamliner, is a mid-sized passenger airliner currently under development by Boeing Commercial Airplanes (BCA) and scheduled to enter service in 2008. It will carry between 200 and 350 passengers depending on the seating configuration, and be more fuel-efficient... 787, Boeing has also been offered substantial support from local and state governments.

The latest scramble involving Airbus and Boeing surround the American company’s latest offering, the 787 Dreamliner. EU trade officials are questioning the funding provided by the This article is part of the series Politics of Japan Emperor Constitution National Diet House of Representatives House of Councillors Political parties Elections: Lower House: 2000 - 2003 Upper House: 2004 Prime Minister Cabinet Supreme Court Judiciary There is still dispute as to whether Japan is a constitutional monarchy or a... Japanese Government and Japanese companies for the launch of the 787.

For the first time in its 33-year history, Airbus delivered more jet-powered airliners in 2003 is a This is the calendar for a common year starting on Wednesday (dominical letter E), e.g. 2003. (A common year is a year with 365 days — in other words, not a leap year.) January Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa   1 2 3 4... 2003 than Boeing. After losing supremacy to America in the battle of commercial airliner sales in the 1950s and 1960s, Europe seems to have regained the upper hand. Industry analysts widely attribute this to Airbus’s more efficient product line, compared to many of Boeing's older designs; the 737 for example still uses components designed in the This article is in need of attention. Please see its listing on Pages needing attention and improve it (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1950s&action=edit) in any way you see fit. When the issues regarding this page have been resolved, remove this notice and... 1950s. The 747 was designed in the late Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s - 1960s - 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Years: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Contents // 1 Events and trends 1.1 Technology 1.2 Science 1.3 War, peace and politics 1.4... 1960s, and the 757 and 767 were conceived in the late Millennia: 1st millennium - 2nd millennium - 3rd millennium Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s - 1970s - 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s Years: 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 Contents // 1 Events and trends 1.1 Computers, technology 1.2 Science 1... 1970s. Boeing claims the American Airlines Boeing 777. For more images of the 777 see list at bottom of page The Boeing 777 is a family of long range widebody twin engine airliners built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. It carries between 305 and 550 passengers and has a range spanning from 5,600 to... Boeing 777 has outsold its Airbus counterparts, which include the entire A340 series, as well as the A330-300. The smaller A330-200 competes with the Air Canada 767-200 The Boeing 767 is a commercial passenger airplane manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The Boeing 767, a widebody jet, was introduced at around the same time as the 757, its non-widebody sister. The 767 has a seat-to-aisle ratio in economy class of 3... 767, and has dominated that class until the sales introduction of the 787.

Currently there are around 3,800 Airbus An Airbus A340 of SriLankan Airlines. This is a wide_bodied long_haul aircraft, with _24 Business Class seats and 288 Economy Class seats. A hot air balloon seen from directly below. The burner flame is firing into the envelope Bell 206B Jet Ranger III helicopter This article refers to the tool... aircraft in service, with Airbus winning more than 50 percent of aircraft orders in recent years. But Airbus products are still outnumbered 6 to 1 by in-service Boeings (there are over 4,000 Boeing 737s alone in service, for example). This however is indicative of historical success. It does not take into account Airbus's late entry into the modern jet airliner market (1972 vs. 1958 for Boeing) and that Airbus's sales are almost completely civilian (as compared to the numerous Boeing aircraft in US and other countries' military service). Airbus has also won a greater share of orders and delivered more aircraft in both 2003 and 2004.

International manufacturing presence

The main Airbus factory in Toulouse lies just next to Toulouse airport.

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Airbus, however, has a number of other plants in different European countries, reflecting its foundation as a consortium. An original solution to the problem of moving aircraft parts between the different factories and the assembly plants is the use of " The Airbus A300-600ST or Beluga is a version of the standard Airbus A300 wide-body airliner, modified to carry over-sized cargo. Several major aircraft manufacturers are multinational, and it is not unusual for them to have plants in widely separated locations. Airbus, however, is unique in that it... Beluga" specially enlarged jets, capable of carrying entire sections of fuselage of Airbus aircraft. This solution is also being investigated by Boeing, who are considering producing an enlarged version of their 747 aircraft to transport the components of the 7E7. An exception to this scheme is the A380, whose fuselage and wings are too large for sections to be carried by the Beluga. Large A380 parts are brought by ship to Ville de Bordeaux This image has been released into the The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. (Proprietary interest is typically represented by a copyright... Bordeaux, and then transported to the Toulouse assembly plant by a specially enlarged road.

North America is an important region to Airbus in terms of both aircraft sales and suppliers. 2,000 of the total of approximately 5,300 Airbus jetliners sold by Airbus around the world, representing every aircraft in its product line from the 107-seat A318 to the 565-passenger A380, are ordered by North American customers. US contractors supporting an estimated 120,000 jobs earned estimated $5.5 billion (2003) worth of business. For example, the A380 has 51% American content in terms of work share value.

External links

• Official Airbus website (http://www.airbus.com/)
• Large plane war (http://www.buffalo.edu/reporter/vol35/vol35n40/articles/Boeing.html)
• Loan subsidies (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1293073.stm)
• An editorial from BBC on Airbus (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/3722888.stm)