Airbus Supplier Awards

Recognising the commitment and achievements of our suppliers

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We celebrate our suppliers

Awards

We take pride in recognising the commitment and achievements of our suppliers with the Airbus Supplier Awards.

It is also a way to highlight their outstanding work in different areas such as Industrial Performance, Sustainability, Innovation, Competitive Excellence, Customer support and to congratulate them.

Commercial Aircraft

Airbus rewards the exceptional contribution of our commercial aircraft suppliers.

This year we took the opportunity to award and congratulate a number of suppliers who have made significant contributions to our key Airbus priorities - our ramp-up, demonstrating proof of agility, operational excellence and a collaborative mindset in the challenging environment, commitment to the Airbus sustainability ambition, and a pioneering mindset to drive innovation and digitalisation.

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Categories

Commercial Aircraft

The awards are organised into five categories:

  • Ramp-up Champion: Best improver to secure ramp-up. Reward operational excellence and resilience in VUCA context.
  • Competitive Collaboration: Reward engagement in joint cost reduction initiatives, recognising a collaborative mindset to drive competitiveness and increase efficiency.
  • Agility: Reward quickest successful Transfer of Work, New Product Introduction, Industrialization after contract award.
  • Sustainable Future: Reward a project that supports Airbus in achieving its sustainability objectives. All scope of decarbonization path but not limited to environment (Human rights, corporate social responsibility).
  • Game Changer: Demonstrating an innovation and pioneering mindset through product or technology development or digital innovation.
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Winners: 2024

Commercial Aircraft

  • Ramp-up Champion: Aequs
  • Competitive Collaboration: Collins
  • Agility: MHI
  • Sustainable Future: Louis Dreyfus Armateurs
  • Game Changer: Liebherr
     

Airbus Helicopters

Airbus rewards the exceptional contribution of our Helicopters suppliers.

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Categories

Airbus Helicopters

The awards are organised into five categories:

  • Competitive Collaboration: Reward engagement in joint cost reduction initiatives, recognising a collaborative mindset to drive competitiveness and increase efficiency.
  • Ramp-up Champion: Best improver to secure ramp-up. Reward operational excellence and resilience in VUCA context.
  • Sustainable Future: Reward a project that supports Airbus in achieving its sustainability objectives. All scope of decarbonization path but not limited to environment (Human rights, corporate social responsibility).
  • Game Changer: Demonstrating an innovation and pioneering mindset through product or technology development or digital innovation.
  • Customer Support: 
    Supplier Efficiency and respect of commitments OTD/OTR (spare/repair).
    Supplier proposing and developing sustainable proactive solutions.
    Customer satisfaction.
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Winners

Airbus Helicopters

  • Competitive Collaboration: MACHAERO
  • Ramp-up Champion: CURTIL and FREGATE AERO
  • Sustainable Future: INDRA SISTEMAS
  • Game Changer: AEROTEC
  • Customer Support: AEVA

Airbus Defence and Space

Airbus rewards the exceptional contribution of Defence and Space suppliers.

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Categories

Airbus Defence and Space

 The awards are organised into four categories:

  • Industrial Performance: The supplier demonstrates good On Time Delivery with records in anticipating and mitigating risk, high level quality standards and APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) culture. Transparent and proactive in sharing options and recovery plans, flexible and supportive in adapting plans to meet the Airbus Defence & Space needs & Resilience.
  • Sustainability: The supplier is engaged in a sustainability journey in compliance with the Supplier Code of Conduct.
  • Innovation: The supplier R&D plan and product roadmap is fully aligned with Airbus Defence & Space needs, the supplier has achieved significant results in technology or product fostering next generation performance and competitiveness.
  • Agility: It is about commercial but also product, the supplier solution and services directly and effectively contribute to Airbus Defence & Space competitiveness and business success as well as Offset/Global sourcing.
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Winners

Airbus Defence and Space

  • Industrial Performance: DELL
  • Innovation: SAAB
  • Sustainability: Kühne and Nagel
  • Agility: Voestalpine Böhler