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Founded in 1970 Airbus is one of two main planemakers, competing against Boeing. The company is known for building the largest passenger plane in existence, the Airbus A380. However, it ceased production of the giant aircraft last year. (Featured Photo: Sylvain Ramadier via Airbus)

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Stock Code:
AIR
Business Type:
Planemaker
Date Founded:
December 18, 1970
CEO:
Guillaume Faury
Headquarters Location:
Toulouse, France
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