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Informationon GroupActivities
Registration Document 2015
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1.1 Presentation of the Group
Customer service. ATR has established a worldwide customer
support organisation committed to supporting aircraft over their
service life. Service centres and spare parts stocks are located
in Toulouse, Paris, the greater Washington D.C. area, Miami,
Singapore, Bangalore, Auckland, Kuala Lumpur, Toronto and
Johannesburg.
ATR Asset Management also responds to the market for second-
hand aircraft by assisting in the placement and financing of used
and end-of-lease aircraft. By providing quality reconditioned
aircraft at attractive prices, ATR Asset Management has helped
both to broaden ATR’s customer base, in particular in emerging
markets, and to maintain the residual values of used aircraft.
In the past, clients for such used aircraft have subsequently
purchased new aircraft as they have gained experience in the
operation of ATR turboprops.
In 2015, ATR continued to build its presence across the world
by establishing a new representative office in Beijing. ATR was
also introduced the first ATR 42-600 in Japan with Amakusa
Airlines taking delivery of this 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 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.
STELIA Aerospace
At the end of 2014, Sogerma and Aerolia merged to become
STELIA Group with effect from January2015. The merger of
Aerolia and Sogerma gave rise, on 1January 2015, to the
world No.3 (as regards its turnover) in aerostructures, seats
and aeronautical equipment.
STELIA Aerospace is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
AirbusGroup, which offers global solutions for aeronautical
manufacturers and airlines, as well as designs and produces
aerostructures, crew seats and business and first class
passenger seats. With a turnover of € 1.8billion in 2015 and more
than 6,100employees worldwide, STELIA supports the major
aeronautical players, such as Airbus, ATR, Boeing, Bombardier,
Embraer or Dassault, Etihad and Thaï. STELIA Group is present
on 3 continents, in France in Méaulte, Mérignac, Rochefort,
Saint-Nazaire, Salaunes, and Toulouse, and also in Canada,
Morocco and Tunisia.
STELIA designs and produces large equipped fuselage
sections and wings for civil and military aircraft manufacturers.
STELIA has a significant Tubes & Pipes production activity that
is designing and building solutions covering all ATA systems,
ranging from fuel to hydraulics and fire suppression.
In the crew seats segment, STELIA is the joint world leader and
offers support from design to production, including after-sales
service. More than 40,000 seats have been delivered since 1973
and STELIA manufactures 2,500 pilot seats per year.
STELIA also designs and manufactures luxurious custom-
made business and first class passenger seats for more than
40 airlines in the world.
Premium AEROTEC
Premium AEROTEC is a wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company (consolidated within Airbus) which was formed from
the spin-off of the former German Airbus sites in Nordenham
and Varel and the former Airbus Group site in Augsburg
pursuant to the aerostructures reorganisation strategy initiated
under the Power8Programme. Premium AEROTEC has its own
development unit with its main facilities at its Augsburg site
and offices in Bremen, Hamburg, Munich/ Ottobrunn and
Manching. The management headquarters for the operational
units are in Varel, while the company itself is headquartered
in Augsburg. Premium AEROTECGmbH also has a plant for
processing aircraft components in Ghimbav/ Brasov County
in Romania.
The core business of Premium AEROTEC is focused on structures
and manufacturing systems for aircraft construction and related
development activities. The aim of Premium AEROTEC over the
coming years is to further expand its position as the leading
tier1 supplier of civil and military aircraft structures.
Premium AEROTEC is a partner in all major European aircraft
development programmes, such as the commercial Airbus
aircraft families, the A400M military transport aircraft programme
and the Eurofighter Typhoon. It plays a significant role in the
design of new concepts in such fields as carbon composite
technologies.
Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH — EFW
EFW (consolidated within Airbus) combines various aviation
and technology activities under a single roof: development and
manufacturing of flat fibre-reinforced composite components for
structures and interiors, the conversion of passenger aircraft into
freighter configuration, maintenance and repair of Airbus aircraft
as well as engineering services in the context of certification
and approval.
In the business field of composite structures and interiors, EFW
develops, designs and manufactures flat sandwich components
for structure and cabin interior of the entire Airbus family. The
product range includes floor and ceiling panels, cargo linings
and bullet-proof cockpit doors (in total, 50,000 different shapes
and layups). The passenger-to-freighter conversion business
comprises a standard extensive modification, carried out by
order of the civil aircraft owner. The freighter conversion market
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