Airbus - 2022 Universal Registration Document

1. Information on the Company’s Activities /

1.1 Presentation of the Company

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ATR ATR (Avions de Transport Régional) is a world leader in the market for regional aircraft up to 90 seats. Its aircraft has over 200 operators in more than 100 countries. ATR is an equal partnership between Airbus and Leonardo, with Airbus’ 50% share managed by Airbus ATR organisation. Headquartered in Toulouse, ATR employs about 1,210 people. Since the start of the programme in 1981, ATR has registered net orders for 1,784 aircraft (516 ATR 42s and 1,268 ATR 72s). In 2022, following the impact of the coronavirus crisis on ATR customers’ markets, ATR delivered 25 new aircraft (compared to 31 in 2021) and recorded net firm orders for 13 new aircraft (compared to 22 in 2021). As of 31 December 2022, ATR had a backlog of 138 aircraft (compared to 167 in 2021). By the end of 2022, ATR has delivered 1,646 aircraft. Products and Services ATR 42 and ATR 72. ATR has developed a family of high wing, twin turboprop aircraft in the 30- to 78-seat market which comprises the ATR 42 and ATR 72, designed for optimal efficiency, operational flexibility and comfort. Like Airbus, the ATR range is based on the family concept, which provides for savings in training, maintenance operations, spare parts supply and cross-crew qualification. The ATR 72-600 is the lowest seat per mile cost aircraft on the 70 seat segment. In 2020, the ATR72 freighter was developed, since then ATR achieved the delivery of 11 ATR 72-600F to FedEx Express (one in 2020, five in 2021 and five in 2022). Finally, the Company’s aircraft family is being extended with the development of the 42-600S. With the “S” representing Short Take-Off and Landing (STOL), this new version of the ATR 42-600 offers take-off and landing capabilities on runways as short as 800m with 40 passengers on board in standard flight conditions. Customer service. ATR has established a worldwide customer support organisation committed to supporting aircraft over their service life. Service and training centres and spare parts warehouses are located in Toulouse, Paris, Miami, Singapore, Bangalore, Auckland, Sao Paulo and Johannesburg. ATR worldwide presence also includes representative offices in Beijing and Tokyo. ATR Asset Management addresses the market for second-hand aircraft by assisting in the placement and financing of used and end-of-lease aircraft. Production The ATR fuselage is produced in Naples, Italy, and ATR wings are manufactured in Merignac near Bordeaux, France. Final assembly takes place in Saint Martin near Toulouse on the Airbus commercial aircraft production site. Flight-testing, certification and deliveries also occur in Toulouse. ATR outsources certain areas of responsibility to Airbus, such as wing design and manufacturing, flight-testing and information technology.

Airbus Atlantic As of 1 January 2022, Airbus Atlantic is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airbus, gathering resources and means of Airbus Nantes and Montoir-de-Bretagne plants, and STELIA Aerospace sites worldwide. Counting more than 13,000 employees in five countries and three continents, including 10,000 employees in France and 3,000 worldwide (Canada, Tunisia, Morocco and Portugal), Airbus Atlantic is the new world n°2 player in aerostructures market, n°1 in pilot seats and ranks in the top 3 for premium passenger seat marketed under the STELIA Aerospace brand. Positioned at the heart of Airbus industrial system, Airbus Atlantic aims at delivering state-of-the-art quality and operational excellence to Airbus and to aircraft manufacturers such as Dassault Aviation, Bombardier and ATR, as well as to worldwide airlines with its premium passenger seat range. Airbus Atlantic is an essential part of Airbus’s value chain and plays a key-role in the whole aerostructures’ supply-chain with more than 500 suppliers on flying products and more than 2,000 on general procurement products. Relying on its aerostructure, cabin interior and pilot seat divisions: – Airbus Atlantic has a wide range of metallic and composite aerostructure capabilities, from Build-to-Print to Design & Build solutions; – Airbus Atlantic is one of the few companies in the world able to deliver complete and fully equipped and tested aircraft sections (“Plug & Fly”), integrating hydraulic and electric systems; – Airbus Atlantic designs and manufactures luxury First Class and Business Seats for more than 50 airlines in the world including Lufthansa, Singapore Airlines, China Airlines, Air France or Etihad Airways; – Airbus Atlantic provides pilot seats, and offers support from design to production, including after-sales service; –Airbus Atlantic’s mission is to drive competitiveness with the flexibility, speed, simplicity and agility of an aerostructure Tier-1. The creation of Airbus Atlantic is a strategic project for Airbus, contributing to its purpose to pioneer sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The two Aerostructures Assembly companies Airbus Aerostructures and Airbus Atlantic are created inside the Airbus industrial system. The Airbus Aerostructures organisation is leveraging the Company’s competencies globally, keeping strategic flexibility for resource allocation, building an international company culture. The organisation of Airbus Aerostructures serves the Company’s strategy, as set out by the Executive Committee and agreed with its shareholders. Remaining detailed parts activities are concentrated under Premium AEROTEC Industry inside Premium Aerotec GmbH which became the body for the new holding structure in Germany with two companies, Airbus Operations GmbH and Airbus Aerostructures GmbH. Premium AEROTEC GmbH is planned to be renamed Airbus GmbH in the first half of 2023. There will be a review with regards to the possible Airbus Aerostructures and Premium Aerotec Industry

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Airbus / Universal Registration Document 2022

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