AIRBUS IN THE PACIFIC WE MAKE IT FLY AIRBUS IN THE PACIFIC 03 AIRBUS GROUP ROPPONGI HILLS MORI TOWER WE MAKE IT FLY A Global Pioneer Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2016, it generated revenues of €67 billion and employed a workforce of around 134,000. The company offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners from 100 to more than 600 seats. We are also a leader in tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as Europe’s number one space enterprise and the world’s second largest space business. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide. Setting the Standard for the Aviation Industry We are the leading global manufacturer of the most innovative commercial aircraft. Our comprehensive product line comprises highly successful families of aircraft from the best-selling single aisle A320 Family to the double-deck A380. Europe’s No. 1 Defence and Space Company In Defence and Space, Airbus develops and manufactures world-class products such as the strategic airlifter A400M and the A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft, versatile light aircraft like the C295 that can be deployed on various missions including transport, maritime patrol and surveillance, the world’s most advanced swing-role fighter the Eurofighter Typhoon, and satellites for missions ranging from telecommunications to earth observation and science. The World’s Leading Helicopter Manufacturer The company is the world’s No. 1 helicopter manufacturer, with a 47% share of the global civil and para-public fleet. Its civil helicopter range extends from the H120 light helicopter to the H225 Super Puma, and its military range from the H125M Fennec to the Tiger. It has almost 12,000 helicopters, divided equally between the civil and military markets, in service with more than 3,000 operators in 154 countries around the world. AIRBUS IN THE PACIFIC 05 OVER 40 YEARS IN THE PACIFIC Airbus has been present in the Pacific region since 1981, market, in 2001 the company established a wholly- when we sold our first aircraft in Australia. Since then, the owned subsidiary to cover sales and after-sales support region has become an important customer base for the for our complete range of rotary aircraft. company in all areas of the business. Headquartered in Brisbane, Airbus Group Australia To date, we have sold over 300 commercial aircraft to Pacific has grown significantly over the years and today airlines in the region. Our customers include Qantas manufactures helicopters for the Australian military. It also Airways and its Jetstar subsidiary, Virgin Australia supports more than 500 civil and military fixed wing and and its Tigerair Australia unit, Air New Zealand, Fiji rotary aircraft, provides training for maintenance crew, Airways, Aircalin, and Solomon Airlines. Together, they and manufactures and repairs composite structures in have ordered aircraft across our product line including Australia and New Zealand. the flagship A380, the mid-sized widebody A330 and its upgraded A330neo variant, and both the current SUCCESSFUL INDUSTRIAL PRESENCE and new generation variants of the best-selling single- aisle A320 Family. Beyond our commercial success, Airbus has a long and successful industrial presence that has helped to build In the military sector, we are proud to have sold the A330 up the region’s aerospace expertise. Our work includes MRTT to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) for air-to- the assembly of aircraft, and sourcing of components air refuelling, civil transport and relief missions. We have from local companies. The company has over 20 sites also supplied ARH Tiger and MRH90 helicopters to the in Australia and New Zealand that have a combined Australian Defence Force (ADF), and NH90 multi-role workforce of more than 1,700 people. helicopters to the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF). The CN235 is in service with the Papua New Guinea Our industrial partnerships began in the late 1980s Defence Force in a search and rescue role. when Hawker de Havilland, a local company, was contracted to produce the main undercarriage bay We have been supplying earth observation satellite substructure, doors and wingtip fences for the A330 imagery to the Australian market for over 25 years, and and A340 widebodies, as well as wing ribs for all our fully integrated optical and radar satellite constellation A320 Family aircraft. It was also selected in in 2002 to enables daily acquisitions at high resolutions. design and build the wingtips and wingtip fences for the double-deck A380 superjumbo, the world’s largest Airbus also has a strong presence in the Pacific’s passenger jet. Standing some 2.4m tall, these wingtip helicopter market, with almost 600 civil and military fences are the largest of their kind in the world. rotorcraft in service. Reflecting the importance of this INDUSTRIAL PRESENCE 07 AIRBUS IN THE REGION TODAY Helicopters: MRH90 MRO Townsville Helicopters: ARH Tiger MRO Darwin Helicopters: Army Aviation Training Centre (ARH and MRH maintenance and full-flight simulators) Oakey Airbus Group Australia Pacific Headquarters Warehouses, MRH production line, maintenance and programme management, ARH program management, Defence and Space: C130J and P3 maintenance, Da Vinci Centre (Engineering and Quality), C130J programme management Schneider Rd (ICT, Composites and Procurement) Richmond Brisbane Helicopters: Civil Helicopters Maintenance hangar Sydney Helicopters: Helicopters: MRH90 MRO Civil Helicopters maintenance for Navy operations Defence and Space: Auckland Helicopters: Nowra P3 maintenance and Safe Air Civil Helicopters programme management maintenance logistics support Airbus: Edinburgh Whenuapai Perth Corporate Office Canberra Helicopters: Civil Helicopters Safe Air Maintenance hangar Safe Air maintenance Melbourne maintenance and Ohakea management Safe Air: Aircraft MRO Blenheim Dingley AIRBUS GROUP AUSTRALIA PACIFIC 09 AIRBUS GROUP AUSTRALIA PACIFIC CIVIL HELICOPTERS LEADING OUR OPERATIONS IN THE REGION Our full range of civil Airbus helicopters is available for sale transport aircraft, and A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transports. across Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, offering We were recently appointed as a sub-contractor for Based in Brisbane, Airbus Group Australia Pacific (AGAP) aerospace industry for more than 65 years. Now, as part of the right solution for customers’ needs. The company’s Australia’s P8 Poseidons. In New Zealand, the company is an important partner to the Australian and New Zealand Airbus, it provides the New Zealand market with both civil helicopters, ranging from the H120 through to the larger inspects, services and overhauls the RNZAF’s T-6 Texans, defence forces and helps to advance the region’s and military aviation maintenance, repair, overhaul (MRO) H125/135 Ecureuil Family and H225 Super Pumas, are in P-3s and C-130s. military and commercial aviation capabilities. Its sales services, and design and component manufacturing with service in the region. They are popular with missions such organisation offers the complete range of our helicopters capability for engines, airframes and components. Airbus as tourism, emergency medical services and aerial work, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING CAPABILITIES and defence and space products. has become a strategic MRO partner to the Royal New among others. New Zealand’s geography means that it Zealand Air Force as a result, now supporting a range of has one of the highest helicopter-to-person ratios in the Airbus has extensive software engineering capabilities in Airbus is the region’s largest helicopter manufacturer aircraft from Seasprite helicopters to its C-130 transports. world, and many of them are Airbus models. Australia to support rotary wing and fixed wing aircraft. and a major maintenance, repair and overhaul hub for More than 50 software engineers work out of Brisbane in military aircraft. The company is also a leading high GOVERNMENT HELICOPTERS Sydney also hosts an Airbus Helicopters Centre of partnership with the Australian Defence Force to support technology system integrator and through-life-support Excellence. From its base at Bankstown Airport in Airbus ARH Tiger, MRH90 Taipan and third-party fixed provider, and a major employer in the Australian and New From its production facility at Brisbane Airport, Airbus Sydney and with support facilities in Melbourne, Perth wing platforms. Zealand aerospace sectors. It is committed to developing assembled 18 of the 22 ARH Tiger helicopters for the and Auckland, Airbus offers well-positioned after- local industry, which are contracted to manufacture and Australian Army and is assembling 43 of the 47 MRH90 sales support to more than 500 helicopters in the This software centre has played a central role in enabling support crucial segments of Airbus programmes including Taipan helicopters for the Royal Australian Navy and region. It is the Asia-Pacific regional hub for dynamic key capability upgrades, including initial integration of an composite structure components, engines, avionics, the Australian Army. These technologically-advanced component overhaul and D-level structural repair for updated version of the Hellfire missile on ARH Tiger and electronic equipment and mechanical parts. helicopters offer the Australian Defence Force (ADF) light helicopters, and has a fully equipped blade repair Dead Reckoning Navigation on MRH90. the latest in troop transport, search and rescue and facility and deep-level maintenance