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EnterpriseMixedAIR (Euronext Paris)VERIFIED

Airbus

Leiden, Netherlands• Founded 1970

Airbus is a European aerospace and defense company that designs and manufactures commercial aircraft, helicopters, defense systems, and space technologies. It also develops digital and data-driven capabilities across engineering, manufacturing, and operations, including AI-enabled solutions for aviation and aerospace.

AI Strategy

Airbus applies AI/ML across the aircraft lifecycle—design and simulation, predictive maintenance, manufacturing quality, and operational optimization—while also investing in autonomy and defense/space analytics. Its approach combines internal R&D with partnerships and ecosystem platforms (notably Skywise) to scale data-driven services for airlines and aerospace operators.

Key AI Products

Skywise (aviation data platform)Airbus Defence and Space intelligence/surveillance analytics (AI-enabled)Autonomous systems and drone technologies (AI-enabled)

Financials

Business Focus

AerospaceDefenseSpaceHelicoptersCommercial aviationDigital aviation services

Competitive Analysis

Strengths

  • One of the two global leaders in large commercial aircraft with deep engineering and certification expertise
  • Large installed base and long-term service relationships enabling data-driven offerings
  • Strong presence across commercial, helicopters, defense, and space providing diversified demand
  • Significant R&D scale and partnerships across the aerospace ecosystem

Challenges

  • Exposure to cyclical commercial aviation demand and supply-chain constraints
  • Complex regulatory/certification environment can slow deployment of new AI-enabled capabilities
  • High capital intensity and long product development cycles

Strategic Partnerships

PalantirTechnology

Collaboration around data integration/analytics for aerospace and defense use cases (publicly reported partnership).

Google CloudTechnology

Cloud/AI collaboration reported for aerospace data and analytics initiatives (publicly reported partnership).

MicrosoftTechnology

Cloud and digital collaboration reported for engineering and operations initiatives (publicly reported partnership).

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