Airbus // Universal Registration Document 2023

1. Information on the Company’s Activities 1.1 Presentation of the Company

2.1 Global reach through local actions Over the past 50 years, Airbus has grown from being a cooperation of national aerospace companies, in four European countries, to a global leader in commercial aerospace with a strong foothold in helicopters, defence, space and security. No aerospace and defence company is more culturally diverse. More than 140 nationalities make up the Company’s workforce and over 20 languages are spoken, reflecting the diversity of its employees and customer base. This is a key strength of the Company in addressing global markets. Airbus has built on its strong European heritage to become truly international, operating across more than 180 locations. The Company has invested in and grown aircraft and helicopter final assembly lines in Asia, across Europe and in the Americas. In preparation for the single aisle production ramp-up to 75 aircraft per month (Rate 75), the Commercial Aircraft business pursued the transformation of its industrial system across the world. The final assembly lines in Tianjin, China and Toulouse have been adapted to make them A321 capable. Airbus made significant progress in China in 2023 with the delivery of the first A321neo aircraft assembled at its Final Assembly Line Asia (FAL Tianjin) and the signature with the Tianjin Free Trade Zone Investment Company Ltd., and Aviation Industry Corporation of China Ltd., of an agreement to expand A320 Family final assembly capacity with a second line at its Tianjin site. The inauguration, in July 2023, of a new A321-capable final assembly line in Toulouse represents another milestone in the ongoing modernisation of our global industrial system. This FAL will contribute to the ongoing production rate ramp-up to 75 A320 Family aircraft per month in 2026, while meeting the increased demand for A321s, currently representing around 60 percent of the total A320 Family backlog. Meanwhile, in August 2023, a new, state-of-the-art A321XLR installation hangar opened in Hamburg. Furthermore, a second assembly line in Mobile, Alabama (USA) is being established to further increase local capacity. To enable this surge of single aisle rates, major aircraft components assembly lines have been either upgraded (Broughton) or opened (Saint-Nazaire). In parallel, Airbus and Voyager Space (“ Voyager ”) announced an agreement paving the way for a transatlantic joint venture to develop, build, and operate Starlab, a commercial space station planned to succeed the International Space Station. The US led joint venture will bring together world-class leaders in the space domain, while further uniting American and European interests in space exploration. Airbus Helicopters and Korea Aerospace Industries (“ KAI ”) signed an agreement to initiate the serial production phase of the Light Armed Helicopters (“ LAH ”). Deliveries will begin at the end of 2024, with follow-on orders to continue into the next decade. 2.2 Aerospace and defence is a sovereign industry As the war in Ukraine demonstrated, strong defence capabilities provide nations with physical security and the means to protect their citizens, values and vital infrastructure. This security is in turn a prerequisite of peace, the rule of law, political stability, democracy, environmental sustainability, human rights, economic development and prosperity and scientific progress.

All nations need a certain level of strategic autonomy, and Airbus products and services help nations protect freedom, peace and security. Strongly rooted in all key national markets in Europe, the Company will continue to deliver on national needs while acting as a catalyst for broader European sovereignty requirements. In particular, Airbus is a long-term, trusted partner to France, Germany, the UK and Spain. Our relationships with these nations have been nurtured over several decades of manufacturing, supplying and maintaining critical defence systems for their armed forces. Our manufacturing system is a model of European integration, and our growth as a Company owes much to our ability to operate relatively freely across borders within Europe. Our products and services contribute to safety and security in many different ways. They range from the aircraft that allow nations to safeguard their airspace (Eurofighter, military helicopters, A400M) to intelligence capabilities (observation satellites, maritime surveillance), terrestrial space services, cyber security and secure satellite communications solutions for government defence departments and organisations devoted to public safety and emergency responders. All of these elements help to make the world a safer place. 3. Increase capacity to invest for the future Market recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic varied significantly across different world regions, driven by the pace of vaccination campaigns and the easing of travel restrictions. Domestic markets were first to recover, followed by regional and intercontinental markets, with the exception of China where international traffic has still not fully recovered. Market recovery unleashed waves of pent-up demand for air travel which almost all actors in the industry had major difficulties in accommodating, limited by their human resources and supply chains. The pressure on supply was compounded by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and its impacts on energy, critical raw materials and economic growth. The demand crisis is recovering fast but supply, production and ramp-up challenges remain. To mitigate supply risks, but also to support a leading European supplier of critical parts and materials, Airbus together with Safran and Tikehau Capital acquired Aubert & Duval from Eramet in 2023 through a holding company. Aubert & Duval has cutting-edge knowledge in specialty steels and superalloys, as well as its more recently acquired expertise in titanium, all of which are crucial to the aerospace, transportation, energy, defence and medical markets. In parallel, the Company has continued to work on its internal efficiency as illustrated by the rapid expansion of the Airbus Global Business Services (“ GBS ”) unit in Portugal that supports various operations of the Group including finance, procurement, human resources and information technology. Two years after its creation, Airbus GBS employs more than 500 people. Building up capability and capacity at GBS is a core part of Airbus strategy. 3.1 Right combination of growth, profitability and resilience The Company continues to face a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous market environment. At the same time the climate imperative for commercial aviation is increasingly recognised together with the collective drive towards decarbonisation for

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