ACTIVITY REPORT 2017 TOM ENDERS CEO , CHAIRMAN OF AIRBUS FOUNDATION “With the Airbus Foundation, we are on track to reach out to a large population worldwide and continue to inspire young people to pursue their studies. The Foundation will also continue to support humanitarian missions around the globe. I would like to thank Airbus employees for their dedication and passion in serving our communities.”

2 3 Airbus Foundation is at the Our goal is to support the • Youth mentoring programs heart of Airbus, committed international aid organizations to bringing together the in regions where the • Partnerships with NGOs, products and people of our company operates and educational bodies and global aerospace company to beyond. We bring our products science museums help address the challenges and resources, from relief • Supporting the humanitarian of today’s society. Airbus flights to images from space, community through the use Foundation supports the work to the humanitarian-aid of the company’s products of humanitarian groups and community to help alleviate and services. We are inspires the next generation as some of the world’s most collaborating with a growing they prepare to embrace their pressing challenges. number of internationally future. Airbus Foundation drives recognized organizations. the Company’s worldwide We also aim to inspire and AIRBUS These include our strategic philanthropic actions, devoting encourage youth development partnership with the our resources to effective through contact with the International Federation partnerships with volunteer aerospace industry. Through of Red Cross and Red associations and international our various programmes, Crescent Societies (IFRC), aid organizations. Airbus Airbus Foundation invests in FOUNDATION: and operational partnerships Foundation integrates the the future of the communities with Action Contre La Faim, activities of all Airbus’ Divisions. we support, sharing with young Aviation Sans Frontières, Airbus commercial aircraft, people our passion for science Médecins Sans Frontières, Airbus Defence and Space in general and aeronautics in United Way, The Little and Airbus Helicopters are particular. Airbus Foundation WHO WE ARE Engineer and others. each uniquely suited to provide establishes worldwide alliances resources that can bolster and partnerships. Current our partners’ endeavours. global initiatives include: AND WHAT THE FOUNDATION ALSO ENCOURAGES EMPLOYEES TO DONATE THEIR TIME, ENERGY AND EXPERTISE TO HELP OTHERS, BUILDING THEIR SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE. WE DO

4 5 CONTENTS Executive Summary 09 Humanitarian Activities 11 Youth Development 37

6 7 The Airbus Foundation Satellite deepen its understanding of The Airbus Foundation Flying Portal was launched through the challenges and priorities of Challenge is now established Airbus Defence and Space, the humanitarian sector whilst, in 5 countries and runs at providing access to a selected at the same time, expanding 14 sites, addressing more number of satellite images per its network and reach. than 3,500 young people year, to both the IFRC and around the world, and EXECUTIVE selected NGO partners. A visit to the Medecins Sans engaged with more than 1,000 Frontiers (MSF) logistics employees. This programme The Airbus Helicopters centre in Bordeaux allowed was also recognised locally, Foundation contributed to for discussions on partnership with the UK and Spain the organisation of mountain opportunities. Validated by the garnering 3 prestigious SUMMARY2017 was a year packed with progress of our ACHIEVE team’s Foundation Board Of Directors, awards for its outstanding rescue and mountain medicine activity at the Airbus Foundation UAV development project. Three training for Nepalese guides, an MoU was signed with MSF contributions to society. - our youth programmes submissions were selected and conducted a training course to formalise the alliance. continued to expand, there for the Hand Wash Challenge on helicopter medical services As of the end of 2017, the were innovation developments, in 2016, and the prototyping in Mexico for the first time. Following the successful Airbus Foundation has been 1 new partnerships, and the phase is set to begin in 2018. The Foundation was invited transport of the A400M renewed for a further 5 years, continued support of our to contribute to the UN World ferry flight to Kuala Lumpur with a strategy focused on three disaster and goodwill initiatives. The Airbus Foundation has, to Food Programme’s Global transporting goods for IFRC pillars: Youth development & date; conducted 65 air transport Logistics Cluster (WFP GLC) and Spanish Red Cross, STEM; Humanitarian, focusing The Airbus Foundation missions (49 ferry flights and and WFP’s working group on these agencies visited the specifically on emergency collaboration with the 16 test aircraft) for around UAVs. These working groups, final assembly line in Seville response and disaster relief; International Federation of Red 40 humanitarian partners, usually restricted to NGOs to discuss further use of the and Innovation developments. Cross & Red Crescent (IFRC) transporting 800 tonnes and and humanitarian agencies, A400M for ferry flights. was a great success, with the 418 people to 23 countries. allowed the Foundation to

Andrea Debbane Executive Director, Airbus Foundation

1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 9 Airbus air transport has helped us to stretch our funding to reach more beneficiaries, in particularly in small-scale

disaster response.” – IFRC

Delivery of air relief to the field was made possible thanks to HUMANITARIAN Airbus Foundation by providing transportation. In terms of logistics, ACTIVITIES it improved the efficiency of aid HUMANITARIAN FLIGHTS – TEST AIRCRAFT delivery. In terms of public relations, it AND CUSTOMER FERRY FLIGHTS increased our PR coverage.” – Humedica

The Airbus Foundation has services are not in use. conducted 65 air transport The Airbus Helicopters missions (49 ferry flights and 16 Foundation has supported 16 RELIEFS & 49 GOODWILL FLIGHTS test aircraft) for 40 humanitarian 345 helicopters flight hours to partners, transporting 800 22 missions in 11 countries, 2 tonnes and 418 people to 23 amounting to 504,000 Euros. countries. The financial value Moreover, thanks to the to our humanitarian partners, Foundation’s support, around is at least 4.3 million Euros in 700 doctors and rescuers have savings. The cost of commercial been trained for helicopter air transport to the humanitarian rescue missions in 15 countries, sector can increase by a factor amounting to 923,000 Euros. of 150% dependent on the severity of the crisis, hence the Partnerships with the Airbus market demand and supply Foundation, especially in the (i.e. Nepal, Haiti). Additional area of air transport facilitation, value lies in allowed access to have contributed to improving crisis areas within a short time the different organisations’ frame, after many commercial impact and outreach.

2. HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 11 An A330 test aircraft was sent ensuring an efficient and effective DJIBOUTIto Djibouti carrying goods response in humanitarian for the three humanitarian emergency missions. agencies tasked to treat the cholera outbreak in Yemen UNICEF, Humedica and WHO (Humedica, UNICEF and World were able to gather 29 tonnes Health Organisation (WHO).) of medical equipment, fully UGANDA loading the A330 test aircraft. TEST AIRCRAFT This mission, led by the UN WFP, The goods were destined to marked the first collaboration `WHO, more than 350,000 with the Global Logistics suspected cholera cases and Cluster (GLC), whose role it is over 1,500 deaths had been to coordinate a network of over reported in less than 3 months. 2 400 humanitarian agencies,

A humanitarian mission was of refugees cross into Uganda organised in March between every day. For most, the journey the Airbus Foundation, IFRC, is harrowing and long. When and the British & Uganda Red they arrive, they are exhausted Cross Societies. An and traumatized, and many are aircraft was used to transport malnourished. These supplies the humanitarian cargo, which have helped the local Red Cross included a Mass Sanitation volunteers respond effectively Emergency Response Unit and efficiently, allowing them provided by the British Red to provide people with clean Cross. The unit allowed the Red water and basic sanitation - Cross to provide sanitation to preventing disease outbreaks. 20,000 people living in a recently established refugee camp on the Uganda-South Sudan border. Hundreds, at times thousands,

2. HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 13 GUADELOUPEFollowing the devastation in the wake of hurricane Irma, the Airbus Foundation and the French Red Cross sent an Airbus A350 2XWB test aircraft with 30 tonnes of emergency goods and 84 medical personnel from France, to Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. The relief equipment consisted of generators, water sanitation machines, solar lamps, beds, and mosquito netting. All destined to the victims of hurricane Irma on the islands of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélémy, and later to multiple islands in the Caribbean.

2. HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 15 VIETNAMCUSTOMER FERRY FLIGHTS

continuous action plan initiated by Conte, who was Honorary Using the delivery flight of Chair of Paul Sabatier University Vietnam Airlines’ 7th A350 XWB, in Toulouse and Honorary the Airbus Foundation carried Citizen of Hanoi. Since 1990, 31 kidney dialysis machines 307 kidney dialysis machines, and maintenance materials to 1,500 training books, as well the Hanoi Nephrology Hospital as various items of medical (Bênh Viën Thân Ha Nôi), equipment have been flown donated by Professor Jean to Vietnam, using Airbus and J. Conte (Association Midi- ATR ferry flights, ensuring the Pyrénées Santé of the Centre construction and sustainability Hospitalier Universitaire Purpan of three nephrology centres, in Toulouse, France). The ferry and in effect benefiting flight was part of a 25-year 1,000 patients.

2. HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 17 A400M DELIVERS FIRST HUMANITARIAN CARGO

On March 23rd, the Royal Irma, several Airbus products goods and personnel on three Malaysian Airforce (RMAF), were deployed by the A400M to the Caribbean, Airbus and the Spanish Red German, British and French and the German Air force Cross worked together to governments to bring relief sent an A340 containing 2deliver a load of humanitarian to the devastated region. technical and logistical relief goods from Seville, to They transported emergency equipment to Florida. IFRC) in Malaysia. The relief equipment is to be used in the fight against malaria, following any future natural Quarter One 2017 ended Toulouse to Tancredo Neves/ disasters in the region. The with a unique collaboration Confins International Airport, collaboration was facilitated between two Brazilian airlines Brazil. For the final leg, LATAM by the Airbus Foundation and to deliver recovery goods to transported the goods to used the delivery flight of the Chile. In the aftermath of Chile’s Chilean public charity ‘Desafio 4th A400M to the RMAF. worst wildfires, Azul Brazilian Levantemos’. The humanitarian In the aftermath of Hurricane Airlines, LATAM Airlines, cargo consisted of medical Aviation without Borders, and support equipment, and the Airbus Foundation such as wheelchairs and IV coordinated a relief flight infusions, as well as women delivering humanitarian goods and children’s clothing, toys to the victims of the disaster. and school supplies.

For the first leg, the partners used the delivery flight of Azul’s latest A320 from

2. HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 19 In collaboration with NGOs, Humedica and Aviation without ETHIOPIABorders, 9 tonnes of humanitarian goods were transported on an Ethiopian A350 XWB ferry flight in May, to Addis Ababa. The goods were destined to provide relief to drought prone areas in the East African region, and consisted of diarrhoeal disease kits, emergency food rations, interagency emergency health kits and clothing.

The 5th A350-900 to join Thailand’s fleet, THAILANDcarried a consignment of 1000 kits in July 2 - comprising of backpacks and classroom stationery - to the three most southern provinces of Thailand, where a shortage of school supplies has been an on-going issue.

These goods were donated by the Airbus Foundation and its partner, Aviation Without Borders, as well as the International School of Toulouse.

2. HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 21 INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN CITY EMERGENCY SHELTER ITEMS

A first time collaboration with German NGO, Welthungerhilfe, was organised in September to transport emergency shelter items from Hamburg to the 2 United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Dubai. The aircraft, which is the 98th A380 to join the airline’s fleet, carried 1,020 tarpaulins and ropes required for immediate first-needs alleviation after a humanitarian crisis. These goods are among the ten most needed items in immediate humanitarian aid and can support 500 families. The tarpaulins and ropes are used for replacing destroyed roofs, as temporary shelter in destroyed areas, or even as water tanks.

2. HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 23 MEXICO

COLOMBIAUsing the delivery flight of all partners involved, and Avianca’s first A321neo from carried 1 tonne of clothes, Hamburg, the airline, German shoes and school equipment. NGO Humedica, Colombian The goods were handed over Red Cross and the Airbus to the Colombian Red Cross, 2 Foundation coordinated a to be ultimately distributed goodwill flight to Bogotá, to children in need, following Colombia. This flight marked the torrential rains and the first collaboration between mudslides in the country.

Volaris, Aviation Sans Frontières and Aviation/CFM International also Un Kilo de Ayuda (Aviation Sans coordinated a relief flight via the Frontières’ local partner in Mexico) delivery of Interjet’s new A321, coordinated the shipment of more on lease from Aviation Capital than 3 tonnes of equipment, such Group. 6 tonnes of humanitarian as clothes, blankets, mattresses, aid, including tents, self-inflating cleaning products, medical supplies, mattresses, camping hammers, tents and sleeping bags from camping lamps with dynamo, and Toulouse to Mexico City via the water-resistant tarpaulins arrived at delivery of two Volaris A320 neos. the Toluca International Airport from the Airbus outpost in Hamburg, The Airbus Foundation and Germany. The goods were sent by Interjet, with support from Humedica to their partner organisation Aviation Capital Group and GE in Mexico, Programa Prosigue.

2. HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 25 MADAGASCARThe Airbus Foundation and mattresses, and medical beds, humanitarian initiative facilitated TEAM the Air Mauritius Foundation is set to assist Mauritian NGOs by Aviation sans Frontières, operated a humanitarian flight who provide health care services the Airbus Foundation and the carrying 3.5 tonnes of medical to the community. This aircraft Air Mauritius Foundation. equipment on board the airline’s took off from Toulouse on 25 Plans to fly this equipment to latest A350-900 aircraft. November, flying the goods to Madagascar, in order to ease The cargo, which consisted of Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam the tense healthcare situation, UP medical equipment including International Airport, the home have been put in place. FOR examination tables, wheelchairs, base of Air Mauritius - a joint 2GOODWILL FLIGHT

2. HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 27 The Airbus Foundation and Air corporate social responsibility donated by Aviation Sans COTECôte d’Ivoire organised their policy, this mission supported D’IVOIREFrontières, to Air Côte d’Ivoire’s first goodwill flight, transporting the education and health sector home base in Abidjan. The relief school supplies and clothes for – both areas of great need in items are to be distributed to underprivileged children aboard the region. The aircraft took off three NGOs; Health Alliance, the airline’s newest A320. from Toulouse on 25 November Children of Africa and SOS 2 As part of Air Côte d’Ivoire’s carrying 3 tonnes of goods, Village d’enfants d’Abobo.

2. HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 29 been in continuous dialogue with optimizing assistance to satellite imageries were also the IFRC and has supported impacted communities. made available to Airbus them in their preparedness and Foundation partners through relief efforts in Madagascar In the aftermath of hurricanes a dedicated portal, which for the tropical storm Dineo in Irma and Harvey, satellite helped assess damage. SATELLITE February and assisted them imagery was provided to disaster in their response to Cyclone response organizations via the Towards end of the year, the Enawo in early March. International Charter on Space Airbus Foundation has also Airbus Defence and Space and Major Disasters. Airbus supported the humanitarian has been supporting through Aerial provided insurance work of its NGO partners IMAGESIn August 2017 Airbus to a certain number of satellite the provision of satellite companies free initial access providing satellite images of the Defence and Space through images per year to the IFRC images of the affected areas to its library of aerial base Kutupalang Refugee Camp in Airbus Foundation opened a and selected NGO partners. (Pléiades & Spot) within 24 maps and data analytics of Bangladesh, Bria Camp in the dedicated Foundation branded The IFRC has also requested hours of the request. These the affected regions to speed Central African Republic as well satellite portal as a sign to training on the analysis of images enable for a detailed insurance claim processing. as of the Syrian/Jordan border. long term commitment to the satellite imagery to build their assessment of the impacted Furthermore, after the humanitarian community. The skills and competencies. areas and helped preparedness devastating earthquakes in 2 portal aims at providing access The Airbus Foundation has and response actions thus Mexico, Airbus earth observation

2. HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 31 Airbus Helicopters contributed The course highlighted the request of the IFRC and Action to the organisation of mountain importance of helicopters for Contre La Faim (ACF). , IFRC rescue and mountain medicine medical services and focused used the helicopter hours to training for Nepalese guides with on the management of medical undertake an aerial survey a module on helicopter rescue. pathologies using helicopters as to rapidly assess Surigao These training sessions were a solution. Several theoretical earthquake affected areas, flying carried out by the association and practical workshops, on over the floods affecting eastern IFREMMONT in partnership with H15 & H130 aircraft equipped Mindanao in the Philippines. HELICOPTER Airbus Helicopters Foundation with EMS Kit, have also been and the Nepalese association attended by more than 130 Furthermore, helicopter “Nepal Mountaineering doctors and paramedics. operators in the areas Instructors Association” (NMIA). affected by hurricane Irma The theoretical courses and The course was led by four were contacted and made MISSIONS helicopter rescue training took emergency medical experts ready/available to perform place initially at the Kakani site at from the French “Fondation assessments and other 2,000 meters, and was followed de l’Académie de Médecine” missions upon request. by the hoist cycle and crevasse who shared their knowledge rescue practical courses on on all types of rescue missions The Airbus Foundation also 2 a second occasion, at the and traumatology manageable partnered with Mexican Air Manang site at 3,500 meters. with Airbus’ helicopters. They Ambulance Service Angel Flight were supported by the Mexican to provide helicopter emergency A training course on helicopter ‘Academia Mexicana de Cirugia’. transport to the population medical services was affected by the Earthquake. Two conducted in Mexico for the Airbus Helicopters Foundation light helicopters – AN AS355 first time with the support of the also provided, in a very short and AN H130 – were made Airbus Helicopters Foundation. timeframe, helicopters in available to hospitals to transfer Philippines (February) and the critically injured, and then Madagascar (March) - at the transported food and medicine as roads were impassable following the earthquake.

2. HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 33 COLLABORATION LEADERSHIP WITH AIRBUS TRAINING, BIZLAB CAPITALIZING ALU In 2017, the Airbus Leadership and personal interests. University (ALU) offered Last year, four EXPANDers its EXPAND programme started as mentors and participants the opportunity all fedback that it was an Airbus Foundation teamed-up (e.g. Hepatitis B vaccination to mentor individuals working interesting and fulfilling with Airbus BizLab, opening-up within 24 hours of birth), mobile at IFRC, with the aim of experience. Luis MARTIN DIAZ, a new social dimension where cold storage for medication increasing development/ VP Industrial Programme Officer 2BizLab challenged start-ups and vaccines for Emergency learning opportunities at Airbus Helicopters noted: to think of innovative concepts Response Units (ERU), based on individual needs proposing technical solutions predictive data modelling to humanitarian challenges. approaches for disaster These concepts were agreed forecasts, and mobilizing upon with the IFRC innovations pre-emptive responses. I am currently actively mentoring Roza Freriks from the Dutch Coalition team covering new modes of administering medicine in Over 50 applications were for Humanitarian Innovation (DCHI) within IFRC. The mentorship is remote and underserved areas submitted from all around going very well. Roza and I have been several times in contact through the world. Both IFRC and phone and Skype and there has been mutual benefit to both sides. I UN WFP were invited to the could contribute to the preparation of the big DCHI summer event and finalist pitch where 2 start-ups were selected and hosted in on the other side, Roza gave me a new perspective on what Airbus Hamburg and Toulouse. The could contribute to in humanitarian terms. I could use this insight in first was Aerial Industries, an expedition we did to Chile, in which we met several organisations working on drone technology dealing with social matters, start-ups and world development in general. for precise crop spraying and the second was Zephyr Solar, working on flexible solar The next step is to link Roza with some of the people I met in Chile panels step up on balloons. that have several great ideas and technologies in place that could be of big benefit to the DCHI and to humanitarian work in the field in general. I find this mentorship a very enriching and fruitful opportunity.

The mentorship programme will be offered again in 2018 and we already have high levels of interest from the current EXPANDers!

2. HUMANITARIAN ACTIVITIES 35 AIRBUS FLYING CHALLENGE AND YOUTH LOCAL STEM PROGRAMMES

Airbus3 Foundation has long-term basis. AFC has been By having a single branded We are now also able to adapt people, by providing an insight in confidence and self-esteem youth programs runningDEVELOPMENT in established in 5 countries and is programme that can be easily and launch a Flying Challenge into the world of work and the as a result of taking part in the 13 countries, at 17 sites. run at 15 sites having addressed rolled out across our sites programme within shorter varied careers available in the programme. 100% of Mentors There are two key flagship more than 3,500 young people. and adapted to the local time periods. For example, the aviation industry, working with were also very clear in their programs that have been needs of the communities UK Flying Challenge at Filton employee volunteer role-models. feedback that the students established and scaled up ALE is focused on inspiring and employees, Airbus was adapted, developed and were much more confident in over the years: The Airbus young people to follow STEM Foundation is now able to launched within sixteen-weeks One of the global KPIs of the themselves and their abilities Flying Challenge (AFC) and The education subjects. Between track and measure the Airbus based on the specific needs AFC is ‘increased confidence by the end of the programme. Airbus Little Engineer (ALE). AFC and ALE, more than Flying Challenge’s employee and circumstances of the local and self-esteem’ (students feel 5,760 young people around engagement, students’ soft area and site. It still retains the good about themselves and The Flying Challenge programme AFC aims to inspire young the world have been reached skills development, and the original structure of the global their abilities and are then able to has won three prestigious people to develop their full and engaged more than 140 vocational interests of all Flying Challenge programme, present themselves appropriately awards for its outstanding potential, build self-confidence employees. Requests to students participating in an but has been adapted to provide and with confidence). Feedback contribution to the community, and find their vocational introduce these programs to AFC programme across the a ‘mini-apprenticeship’, aiming from the students on the Filton 2 in Spain and 1 in the UK. strengths through collective new sites and countries are globe, irrespective of nationality, to inspire and instil confidence Flying Challenge showed that and individual mentoring with continuously increasing. language or educational system. in primarily disengaged young 83% felt they had increased Airbus employees on a mid to

3. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 37 The 2017-18 Airbus Flying Cádiz and Toledo. This year Challenge programme in Spain 287 boys and 254 girls (541 opened with great news! The in total) participated in Spain’s Spanish Red Cross were signed AFC programmes, with 113 up to deliver the programme employees forming part of the and introduced a new approach volunteer teams. Prior to the and fresh ideas. Programmes official opening, workshops were launched in Illescas, took place in schools, then the followed by San Pablo and volunteer training began at the Tablada Sites. The Spanish local Airbus plants in October, Red Cross Youth focuses on followed by the inauguration budgeting, measuring the events in November and impact of the project, complying December. Students, teachers, with legislation, and establishing volunteers and public institutions alliances with institutions, participated in AFC events enterprises and/or universities. and worked enthusiastically towards the development of This edition of the Flying social projects, in an effort to Challenge programme took make a positive impact on the place in four different regions students’ community in the SPAIN3 of Spain; Madrid, Seville, STEM and innovation sector.

Airbus Foundation and Spanish-Red Cross signed a cooperation agreement. Andrea Debbane, Executive Director of the Airbus Foundation with Javier Senent García, President of the Spanish Red Cross

3. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 39 In Germany, the Taufkirchen It was based on “tridem” Over a period of six months, tridems and the family members The 2nd Edition started in Flying Challenge participants mentoring, whereby an Airbus GERMANYthey met regularly within their of the Airbus volunteers. Taufkirchen with the Kick-off & completed the experience employee, together with a tridems, spending time together The mentoring relationships Matching Event in November, in May 2017. The program University student, takes and exchanging on topics of were recieved extremely with 17 new tridems. And the addressed educational on a mentor role to a young interest like career choices, positively by all participants 1st Edition of Hamburg’s Flying inequality and integration, school child (aged 13-16).. development opportunities, as and many tridems continued Challenge was launched with a targeting children from a socially Airbus employees volunteering well as other life questions. beyond the duration of the selection of 26 Airbus volunteers disadvantaged background for the program are trained programme. The evaluation of in September / October 2017, attending “Mittelschule”. as mentors and supported The programme started the programme shows the high with a total of 78 people The programme aimed in their role throughout the with a kick-off and matching impact and the satisfaction kicking off in February 2018. to expand perspectives entire programme. Tridem event in December, where of all involved participants: and possibilities for these mentoring introduces different the participants visited the children, while encouraging types of life experience to the 3 German Aerospace Center corporate volunteering. school children, seeing the DLR and were matched in 100% agree that they liked meeting with perspectives of both students their mentoring tridems. Then the mentee and University student. currently in the middle of their the participants visited the studies, as well as mentors Taufkirchen site for a Career More than 1/3 of the mentoring tridems who have employment in a Fair in April and were addressed have already agreed on additional meetings stable work environment. by a female astronaut, who and will continue the relationship after explained her own career and ending the flying experience” A total of 45 participants how to follow your dreams. - Airbus mentors took part in the programme; Finally, the Flying Experience 15 school children/mentees took place in Augsburg in (5 girls and 10 boys) most May and participants got to 90% strongly agree that they liked meeting of which had a migrant experience flying with small with the Airbus mentor, 10% agree.” background and came from sized aircraft and helicopters. - School Children Mentees two different schools in Munich, 15 student mentors (between The three events were a 19 - 32 years) from Munich highlight for all participants 80% strongly agree that they liked meeting Universities, and 15 Taufkirchen- and CEO Tom Enders was with the Airbus mentor, 20% agree.” based Airbus mentors from proud to spend a day with the - University Student different Airbus Divisions.

3. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 41 The programme has made me The Flying Challenge programs plan is to accompany them participated in a flying day for in Toulouse and in Paris throughout their middle and the first time, which was highly want to pursue my education. continue to grow and develop. high school education. appreciated and very motivating. FRANCEI’ve grown more confident.” - Student A new partnership with Institut The DRIVE initiative, which was In Paris, grade 8 students Télémaque in Toulouse allowed launched two years ago by have benefitted from additional us to reach the remaining some employees volunteering science topics throughout the My mentors’ willingness to two junior high schools in the to organise workshops for year thanks to an association answer my questions was city classified as high priority high school students, is now promoting scientific culture. In supported by the Foundation, both cities, career fairs also took obvious and sincere. educators, by mentoring high potential students just reaching nearly 50 students. place at the end of March. They’ve shown me a great starting middle school. The Students in this programme 3 amount of support.” - Student

The career forum has had a very positive impact on the middle school students, enabling guidance in the definition of their future career. Students who previously seemed disconnected from the school system are now more motivated to take part and pursue a career in one of the professions they experienced at the forum.

- Volunteer

3. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 43 UNITED KINGDOM The first participants to the UK to support the design and build As well as continuing the same Flying 3Challenge programme at of a human-powered aircraft programme in Filton with 20 Filton graduated in July 2017. and had a flying lesson. On new participants supported 27 (out of 30 who started) graduating, they each received I feel much more confident in by ten employee volunteers, completed the programme a level II qualification in basic this programme has now been where, working with 15 skills, an Industrial Cadets Gold my abilities and in my future extended to Airbus’ Broughton employee volunteers, they learnt Award as well as improved soft now. I’d like to say thanks site in North Wales, where a about and experienced different skills and boosted confidence to everyone. This project further 20 young people are aspects of flight including and self-esteem. One of the has made me realise how working with ten employees/ talks and visits to different students on the programme, volunteers. A new edition to the Filton facilities. In addition, Josh Jackson, was awarded important school is and I’m programme is that all mentors they spent four intense days ‘student of the year’ and was motivated to try harder. will receive a recognised visiting other local aerospace offered a one-week summer mentoring qualification in organisations (including Rolls work experience in the A400M - Student recognition of the training and Royce and Bristol Airport), wing assembly facility at Filton: experience gained. They will worked with University students all graduate in July 2018.

3. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 45 stabilizer and the horizontal year (2016-17) in partnership stabilator. The left wing is nearly with United Way of Southwest complete while work has already Alabama (UWSWA), Mobile Area begun on the right wing and Education Foundation (MAEF), fuselage. Success has already and the Gulf Coast Exploreum been demonstrated in that the Science Center (Exploreum), build of the right wing is going as well as the Mobile County faster and more efficiently than Public School System (MPCSS). the left wing due to lessons learned and improved skills. 46 children (6th – 8th grade) Ancillary feedback from the from Palmer Pillans Middle students has been very positive. School and 28 volunteers from In Wichita, the 2016-2017 September 2017 included 27 They are excited to participate Airbus Mobile met weekly, Flying Challenge programme students from USD-266 (Maize in a unique programme while participating in a structured, culminated with a finale event South High School and Maize learning basic engineering, team-based mentoring in which the students went High School – ages 15-18) and manufacturing, and programme programme that focused flying in Cessna 172 airplanes. 40 Airbus mentors. Together management skills. on character development The airplanes and pilots were the students and mentors have Airbus Americas Engineering and included periodic USAprovided by Kansas State been working with a licensed are seeking to expand STEM-related activities. of Mobile Final Assembly Polytechnic University. The A&P Mechanic from Wichita this programme to Mobile, line, Flight experience – the students and their mentors Area Technical College (WATC) Alabama and possibly other Several events occurred 1st year to offer actual flight also visited different labs at the to build an RV-12 kit airplane. schools in the Wichita area. throughout the programme to experience for the students, 3 National Center for Aviation The students were divided into ensure success, such as project and the Closing celebration – a Training (NCAT) to learn three groups and rotated each In Mobile, Airbus Foundation kick-off - a team engagement session held at the Exploreum. about various aviation career week between the Aerospace Flying Challenge continued session held at Camp Beckwith, paths and technologies. Engineering curriculum, job successfully for the second Airbus FAL field trip – a tour The newly revamped Flying shadowing, and the aircraft Challenge 2.0 programme build. As of October 2017 the launched in Wichita in group has completed the vertical

Airbus Foundation’s strong partnership with the Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center continued to engage students in science literacy, aviation and STEM education with programmes such as Flight Challenge, Flight Academy Camp, Junior Aviators’ activities, and Principles of Flight for educators - reaching more than 16 300 students and involving more than 570 hours of volunteer time by Airbus employees in Mobile, Alabama.

3. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 47 The Dreams Come True project to the programme. Around Airbus volunteers will continue involved Airbus employee 20 employee volunteers got to visit the students and award volunteers and primary involved, resulting in 45 children their achievements, and review school students aged 7-12. succeeding in their objective. the ongoing project together Some children were found to with students and our project The volunteers encouraged have particular scientific talent, partner, Maitian Foundation. the children to think about their and will likely continue their future, set goals, providing growth with our volunteers Airbus China also donated guidance and helping them from the engineering centre. some much needed air-purifiers visualise and realise their and filters to one of the partner dreams. During the project, The 2nd phase kicked off in schools, Tanghu Centre each student created an May, and covered 4 different Primary School To improve the CHINA objective, and if the objective schools in 2 rural areas. More air quality of the school and was achieved (reviewed by than 130 students participated, avoid waste, Airbus China site Airbus dream mentors and our with 12 events organised onsite management, procurement, NGO partner, Maitian), his/her at the schools. 132 dreams and communications launched dream was realised with the were realised and more than a programme to donate support of Airbus foundation. 20 volunteers from Airbus old good quality purifiers China joined the project to be with filters to the school. The 1st phase of the project the dream mentors. 12 Airbus finished in January 2017, classes with various STEM where 60 children from Yixian related subjects were held Tanghu Centre Primary school with the students. This phase 3 (ages 10-12) were signed up finished late December 2017 and

3. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 49 GUANG AI SCHOOL Beijing Guang Ai School is a volunteers, Canadian famous Lindsey Mi, VP Communications non-profit and non-government funk band “LMT”, and EAST at Airbus China took this school located in Shunyi hotel worked together, opportunity to announce district of Beijing, which aims presenting a wonderful music which 6 students had won to help orphans and homeless show to more than 100 students the chance to take an A380 children by providing them with from Guang Ai School. flight from Guangzhou to CHINA education, and accommodation. Beijing and visit the Airbus Around 120 children from ages Airbus volunteers visited the Beijing Campus during the 2-16 are studying and living students in Jinzhai Campus summer. They were selected in the school. However, due (another campus of this through a writing competition to limited sources of funding, school) in June for a school initiated by Airbus Foundation, it is difficult for the school to open day with 100 students. with over 100 participants maintain a staff of teachers long- 100 students. This is the 2nd from Guang Ai School. term and to provide appropriate time that Airbus has visited and decent living conditions Jinzhai Guang Ai School. This The A380 flight took place in 3 for the children. Since 2016, time, volunteers brought the July and was a joint charity Airbus Foundation started to students gifts and delivered event with China Southern sponsor the school by hiring full an “Airbus Class”. During Airlines During the trip, the time teachers, improving school the class, volunteers worked students visited GAMECO accommodation conditions, as groups, shared aviation (Guangzhou Aircraft and providing regular Airbus knowledge, career development Maintenance Co., Ltd.), the Classes to the students to experience, and communication control center of Guangzhou encourage STEM knowledge. skills with the children. Patrick Baiyue Airport, the Airbus Bertin, VP Human Resources Beijing Engineering Centre, In 2017, 3 full-time teachers were at Airbus China was one of and the Training Centre - hired, 6 Airbus Classes have the volunteers supporting the accompanied by Airbus been held in the school, and 3 students. He told them.” Foundation volunteers. Foundation events have been organised within the school. “We are not here to teach you, More than 30 volunteers were but to share our experience involved in the programme. with you and listen to you, A charity concert took place in to communicate, and to May, where Airbus Foundation learn from you as well.”

3. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 51 Inspired by the Foundation’s engineering project to launch to boost visitor numbers. In long-running programme with and operate the Exo Mars Rover. addition, some employees the Exploreum in Mobile, the In addition, they have access to have supported the Centre by Airbus Foundation’s Discovery a range of engaging workshops, volunteering their time to run Space at our Stevenage site hands-on challenges and activities or ‘expert’ workshops, was launched in January activities aimed to inspire them including some ‘train the trainer’ 2017 by European Space in STEM, many developed and sessions where employees are Agency astronaut and a former supported by Airbus employees. supporting the Centre staff to run International Space Station crew specific workshops on Space. member, Tim Peake. This centre Now that the Centre is up and The Centre is also available for offers (to our knowledge) the running, a targeted marketing group and corporate bookings world’s first facility combining campaign aimed at head to boost revenue. The lessons STEM learning experiences teachers, teachers and science learnt during the first months of with real engineering projects coordinators (including a mix operation will be used to support on an industrial site. Students of approaches - flyers, online the planned Discovery Spaces visiting the centre have the advertising and social media) in the USA and Germany. unique opportunity to see real and a website, will be launched AIRBUS engineers working on a real towards the end of the year FOUNDATION 3DISCOVERY SPACE, STEVENAGE

3. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 53 EXPANDING This year, Airbus Helicopters signed • In partnership with Energie three new partnership agreements Jeunes (French National YOUTH for youth development activities: Association), Airbus Helicopters was active in the fight against • Institut Louis Germain (French school dropouts in the Local Association) which underprivileged colleges of DEVELOPMENT proposes to motivate middle- Marseille. Targeting around 1000 and high-school students (aged students (10-14 year-olds) over 13-18) from very underprivileged three years, with the help of WITHIN schools, with an excellence around 20 AH volunteers. tutoring programme during the holidays. Airbus Helicopters • Article 1, a national French enabled them to learn about Association (merging of Passeport AIRBUS aeronautical careers through the Avenir and Fratelli), proposed Summer Campus programme two types of programmes, for held three times a year. pupils and students coming from During these sessions, AH underprivileged colleges. Based HELICOPTERS volunteers discussed the various on tutorship and mentorship, opportunities available in the the objective was to help them helicopter industry via interactive prepare for their professional sessions, benefitting around 300 career, and to provide them with students. The partnership is to be information about learning paths 3 renewed in April 2018 for 3 years. and networking. In just over 10 years, Article 1 has tutored more than 6000 students, with 1,750 volunteers from 36 big companies. Airbus Helicopters is an active regional partner.

3. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 55 AIRBUS LITTLE ENGINEER (ALE)

The ALE programme in One of Airbus Little Engineer’s about STEM topics. Iran kicked off as a pilot in criteria offers access to both To ensure the sustainability 2016, in collaboration with girls and boys, aiming to of the programme in Iran, the Iranian Red Crescent have an equal split in each the programme is delivered 3Society (IRCS), and has workshop. On average, by the IRCS volunteers who been running successfully we achieved 42% of girls’ are trained and certified by throughout 2017, with the attendance per session The Little Engineer team. objective of developing the and they proved to be very capacity of youth for effective engaged students. 90% of The ‘Airbus Little Engineer’ humanitarian actions by using students answered positively humanitarian programme STEM, building the resilience when asked if they learned reached 8 Zones in 4 AIRBUS LITTLE of youth against disasters something new, while 97% Provinces (Tehran, Esfahan, by educating them about asked to participate in Golestan and Gazvin) in mitigation, preparedness, more workshops. 86% of Iran, engaging close to 1800 ENGINEER rescue and recovery aspects students believed that the students in 3 Phases. The aim of a disaster cycle. workshop has impacted is to reach 4,000 students in their choice of study and 3 years with 150 IRCS trainers AFRICA AND 88% wanted to learn more across 7 regions in Iran. MIDDLE EAST

ALE was launched in Africa Global Space Congress, and Middle East in 2017, and the Crowne Prince Court for has inspired more than 1,500 Future Generations and the students since then. Airbus UAE Civil Aviation Authority. Foundation has a target of 2,500 to 3,000 students for the In Africa, with the help of A380 Assembly and Mission our local NGO partners, The to Mars ALE programmes Traveling Telescope (Kenya) in the coming year. and Brick4Kids (Nigeria), Airbus In the Middle East, workshops Foundation’s space and robotics have reached close to 271 programmes have inspired students in collaboration with more than 700 students.

3. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 57 AIRBUS LITTLE ENGINEER ASIA ALE was championed by the Airbus staff in India and Singapore, and reached almost 150 students.

Following its expansion in Africa and Asia, the Airbus Foundation Little Engineer programme started work in Bengaluru, India, as 60 students enjoyed a two-day ‘A380 assembly workshop’ on 15-16 November 2017. Airbus volunteers were trained to deliver the workshops and will work alongside teachers from the Christel House Learning Centre to guide students through an introduction to the process of assembling an A380.

3. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 59 COLLEGE OF BOARD OF EXTERNAL EXPERTS Kriss Akabusi Olympic medallist and CEO Dave Barger of The Akabusi Company Airlink Board member and DIRECTORS & Charitable Trust former CEO of JetBlue Airways Claudie Haigneré First French woman astronaut Birgitte Stalder-Olsen and Senior Advisor to the Director Former Head of IFRC Global Logistics General of European Space Agency COLLEGE OF FOUNDING MEMBERS*

Tom Enders Dirk Hoke Chief Executive Officer Airbus, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Airbus Foundation Airbus Defence and Space

Thierry Baril Allan McArtor COLLEGE OF EMPLOYEE Chief Human Resources Officer, Chairman, Airbus Airbus Americas, Inc. REPRESENTATIVES

Bruno Even Grazia Vittadini Chief Executive Officer, Chief Technology Airbus Helicopters Officer Airbus Marc Ambiaux Thomas Busch

Guillaume Faury George Xu President, Airbus Chief Executive Officer, Commercial Aircraft Airbus China

*As at 31st July 2018

3. YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 61 Together, we can do more

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