COMPANY

A consortium of French, German, Spanish and British companies, it is the 2nd-largest airplane manufacturer, after Boeing. Airbus makes the largest passenger airplanes in the world. The company is subsidized by the EU to the tune of billions, causing much friction with the United States (which funds Boeing in indirect, more insidious ways). It is owned by EADS.

Official Website:
http://www.airbus.com/

Industry:
Aerospace

Corporate headquarters:
Blagnac Cedex, France

Sales:
$24.2B (2003)

Employees:
50,000 (2003)

EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Noël Forgeard	Business	8-Dec-1946		CEO of Airbus, 2004-06

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