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'''Airbus SE''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛər|b|ʌ|s}} {{respell|AIR|buss}}; {{IPA|fr|ɛʁbys|lang|Airbus2.ogg}}; {{IPA|de|ˈɛːɐ̯bʊs|lang|Airbus3.ogg}}; {{IPA|es|ˈejɾβus|lang}}) is a European<ref>{{cite web |date=15 March 2022 |title=Airbus Annual Report 2019 |url=https://www.airbus.com/en/investors/financial-results-annual-reports/annual-report-2021-quick-read |publisher=Airbus SE |page=124 |quote=The Company is a European public company (''Europese Naamloze Vennootschap''), with its corporate seat in Leiden NL and registered with the Dutch Commercial Register (Handelsregister) ...}}</ref><!--PLEASE Read the discussions and understand the meaning of Societas Europaea before changing this again. --> [[aerospace]] corporation. The company's primary business is the design and manufacturing of [[commercial aircraft]] but it also has separate [[Airbus Defence and Space|defence and space]] and [[Airbus Helicopters|helicopter]] divisions. Airbus has long been the world's leading helicopter manufacturer and, in 2019, also emerged as the world's biggest manufacturer of airliners.<ref>{{cite news|date=1 January 2020|title=Exclusive: Airbus beats goal with 863 jet deliveries in 2019, ousts Boeing from top spot|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-airbus-deliveries-exclusive/exclusive-airbus-beats-goal-with-863-jet-deliveries-in-2019-ousts-boeing-from-top-spot-idUSKBN1Z01Q8}}</ref><ref name="About Airbus">{{cite web|url=http://company.airbus.com/company/about-airbus.html|title=About Airbus|publisher=Airbus|access-date=16 June 2017}}</ref>
'''Airbus SE''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɛər|b|ʌ|s}} {{respell|AIR|buss}}; {{IPA|fr|ɛʁbys|lang|Airbus2.ogg}}; {{IPA|de|ˈɛːɐ̯bʊs|lang|Airbus3.ogg}}; {{IPA|es|ˈejɾβus|lang}}) is a European<ref>{{cite web |date=15 March 2022 |title=Airbus Annual Report 2019 |url=https://www.airbus.com/en/investors/financial-results-annual-reports/annual-report-2021-quick-read |publisher=Airbus SE |page=124 |quote=The Company is a European public company (''Europese Naamloze Vennootschap''), with its corporate seat in Leiden NL and registered with the Dutch Commercial Register (Handelsregister) ...}}</ref><!--PLEASE Read the discussions and understand the meaning of Societas Europaea before changing this again. --> [[aerospace]] corporation. The company's primary business is the design and manufacturing of [[commercial aircraft]] but it also has separate [[Airbus Defence and Space|defence and space]] and [[Airbus Helicopters|helicopter]] divisions. Airbus has long been the world's leading helicopter manufacturer and, in 2019, also emerged as the world's biggest manufacturer of airliners.<ref>{{cite news|date=1 January 2020|title=Exclusive: Airbus beats goal with 863 jet deliveries in 2019, ousts Boeing from top spot|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-airbus-deliveries-exclusive/exclusive-airbus-beats-goal-with-863-jet-deliveries-in-2019-ousts-boeing-from-top-spot-idUSKBN1Z01Q8}}</ref><ref name="About Airbus">{{cite web|url=http://company.airbus.com/company/about-airbus.html|title=About Airbus|publisher=Airbus|access-date=16 June 2017}}</ref>


The company was incorporated as the '''European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company''' ('''EADS''') in the year 2000 through the merger of the French [[Aérospatiale]]-[[Matra]], the German [[DASA]] and Spanish [[EADS CASA|CASA]]. The new entity subsequently acquired full ownership of its subsidiary, ''Airbus Industrie GIE'', a [[joint venture]] of European aerospace companies originally incorporated in 1970 to develop and produce [[Airbus A300|a wide-body aircraft]] to compete with American-built airliners. EADS rebranded itself as ''Airbus SE'' in 2015. Reflecting its multinational origin, the company operates major offices and assembly plants in [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Spain]], and the [[United Kingdom]], along with more recent additions in [[Canada]], [[China]], and the [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Michel |last2=Yu |first2=Sophie |last3=Hepher |first3=Tim |date=6 April 2023 |title=Airbus to open new China assembly line amid recovery |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/airbus-open-second-china-assembly-line-finalises-jet-order-2023-04-06/ |access-date=26 May 2024 |website=Reuters}}</ref>
The company was incorporated as the '''European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company''' ('''EADS''') in the year 2000 through the merger of the French [[Aérospatiale]]-[[Matra]], the German [[DASA]] and Spanish [[EADS CASA|CASA]]. The new entity subsequently acquired full ownership of its subsidiary, ''Airbus Industrie GIE'', a [[joint venture]] of European aerospace companies originally incorporated in 1970 to develop and produce [[Airbus A300|a wide-body aircraft]] to compete with American-built airliners. EADS rebranded itself as ''Airbus SE'' in 2015. Reflecting its multinational origin, the company operates major offices and assembly plants in [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Spain]], and the United Kingdom, along with more recent additions in [[Canada]], [[China]], and the [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Michel |last2=Yu |first2=Sophie |last3=Hepher |first3=Tim |date=6 April 2023 |title=Airbus to open new China assembly line amid recovery |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/airbus-open-second-china-assembly-line-finalises-jet-order-2023-04-06/ |access-date=26 May 2024 |website=Reuters}}</ref>


Airbus' headquarters are legally registered in [[Leiden]], Netherlands, but daily management is conducted from the company's main office located in [[Blagnac]], France.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contact us |url=https://www.airbus.com/en/airbus-contact-us |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=Airbus |date=24 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The ''SE'' in its corporate name stands for {{lang|nl|[[Societas Europaea]]}}.<ref>[https://www.kvk.nl/bestellen/#/24288945000006394353 KVK Dutch Chamber of Commerce]</ref> The company is led by CEO [[Guillaume Faury]] and is a component of the [[EURO STOXX 50]] [[stock market index]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Airbus Industrie {{!}} History, Headquarters, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Airbus-Industrie |access-date=2022-12-20 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> Since its inception in 2000, the company's shares have been listed on the [[Paris Stock Exchange]], the [[Frankfurt Stock Exchange]] and the four regional Spanish stock exchanges (including the [[Bolsa de Madrid]]).<ref>[https://www.airbus.com/en/investors/share-price-and-information Investors | Share Price & Information]. ''The Drive''. 8 November 2023.</ref>
Airbus' headquarters are legally registered in [[Leiden]], Netherlands, but daily management is conducted from the company's main office located in [[Blagnac]], France.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contact us |url=https://www.airbus.com/en/airbus-contact-us |access-date=2024-01-20 |website=Airbus |date=24 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref> The ''SE'' in its corporate name stands for {{lang|nl|[[Societas Europaea]]}}.<ref>[https://www.kvk.nl/bestellen/#/24288945000006394353 KVK Dutch Chamber of Commerce]</ref> The company is led by CEO [[Guillaume Faury]] and is a component of the [[EURO STOXX 50]] [[stock market index]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Airbus Industrie {{!}} History, Headquarters, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Airbus-Industrie |access-date=2022-12-20 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref> Since its inception in 2000, the company's shares have been listed on the [[Paris Stock Exchange]], the [[Frankfurt Stock Exchange]] and the four regional Spanish stock exchanges (including the [[Bolsa de Madrid]]).<ref>[https://www.airbus.com/en/investors/share-price-and-information Investors | Share Price & Information]. ''The Drive''. 8 November 2023.</ref>