A380 Manufacturing & Logistics

Airbus ManufacturingPlants and Subsidiaries

15 Airbus Manufacturing sites in 4 countries acting as one industrial system

St NazaireSt Nazaire

ToulouseToulouse

BroughtonBroughton

NantesNantes

FiltonFilton

GetafeGetafe

MéaulteMéaulte

IllescasIllescas

Puerto RealPuerto Real

LaupheimLaupheim

StadeStadeHamburgHamburg

BremenBremenVarelVarel

NordenhamNordenham

Broughton (UK)

Getafe /Puerto Real (Spain)

Hamburg (Germany)

Hamburg(Germany)

Stade (Germany)St. Nazaire / Nantes (France)

St. Nazaire /Meaulte (France)

Toulouse (France)

Best use of Airbus centers of competenceBest use of Airbus centers of competence

Bremen (Germany)

Puerto Real(Spain)

Hamburg (Germany)

A380 Airframe ProductionMajor Component Assemblies

Bill Jay/ASCOBelairbus

BAe

AircabinAleniaAries

EurocopterEADS Aug. FACC

FinavitecFokker

GamesaGKN

HDH

RaleeRUAG

SaabSabcaSacesaSocata

SogermaSonaca

CTRMSenior Aerospace

AS & T

JamcoFHILabinal

LatécoèreLhotellierLatelec

MASAMecachrom

More than 40% of Airframe Workpackages are outsourced to33 major Industrial Partners.

Bill Jay/ASCOBelairbus

BAe

A380 Industrial Partners

KAI (outer bottom panel)

FACC (flap/fairings)

Alenia

Jamco (CFRP crossbeams)

Eurocopter (all doors)

Finavitec (spoilers)

HdH (wing tip)

Hurel Hispano

Latecoere(lower shell)

Sonaca(upper shell)

Belairbus(slats)

Fokker (J nose)Glare panels/

Nippi(HTP Tip)

FHI (leading, trailing edge & tip)

Saab(mid & outer front spar)

GKN (shroud box, access panels)

A380 Industrial Partners

S 11/12

MCA in St. NazaireComponents from Meaulte and Industrial Partners.

MCA in St. NazaireDelivery to FAL.

MCA in HamburgFuselage Shells from Nordenham. Parts, Components from Bremen, Varel, and Industrial Partners.

S 11/12

S 13

Fwd Fuselage MCA

S 13

A380 Aircraft Build ProcessForward Fuselage MCA

MCA in St. NazaireComponents from Alenia, Nantes, Hamburg, and Puerto Real.

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Centre Fuselage MCA

A380 Aircraft Build ProcessCenter Fuselage MCA

Aft Fuselage MCA

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MCA in HamburgShells from Nordenham. Components, Parts from Getafe, Stade, Varel, Bremen, and Industrial Partners.

A380 Aircraft Build ProcessAft Fuselage MCA

Top cover assembly

Bottom cover assembly

A380 Aircraft Build Process Wing Assembly

MCA in BroughtonComponents, Parts from Filton, Bremen, and Industrial Partners.

A380 Components delivered to FAL

Station 37Station 37HTP Equipping

Station 41/40Station 41/40Structural Assembly

Station 45Station 45Wing Equipping

Station 31/30Station 31/30Structural Completion /Equipment Installation /System-Testing

Station 18Station 18Outside Tests

Station 15Station 15Production Flights

TLS

HAM

A380 Aircraft Build Process The Final Assembly Line - Toulouse

•Special Transport SystemFuselage Sections, Wing, Horizontal Tailplaine, Belly Fairing

•Airbus Special Transport, BelugaForward and Aft tailcone, Vertical Tailplane, Cockpit Unit,

Nose Fuselage Components, Landing gear bays

•Conventional Road – Sea transport Flaps, Pylons, etc., Aerostructure Components from

Industrial Partners, e.g. Slats, Spoilers, Fuselage Shells, Doors

A380 Transport Means

Pauillac

St Nazaire

Langon

Toulouse

HamburgBroughton

Mostyn

Cadiz

SEA

RIVER

ROAD

A380 Transport : a challenge

• The conceptMultimodal transport (Sea, River, Road)Roll-on / Roll-off handling principe Specific transport conditions

– No effort transmitted to the A380 components – No contact between the A380 components – Accelerations control

Specific means & equipment under responsibility of reliable and

performant partners

Taylored infrastructure– Harbour terminals (Hambourg, Broughton, Mostyn, St Nazaire, Cadiz,

Pauillac and Langon)– Road Parking areas along the « Grand Itinéraire » – City by-passes

Back-up systems

A380 Transport

• TCUs (Transport Cargo Units)

6 TCUs : 3 fuselage sections

A380 Transport

• TCUs (Transport Cargo Units)

6 TCUs : 2 Wings + 1 HTP

A380 Transport

• Marine Transport

– Twin screw, two engines– Bow thrusters– Stabilizing systems (fins)

Ro-Ro Vessel – Basis from a « Car carrier standard »– Length 154m, Width 24 m– Max speed 21 knots– Operational speed 16 knots

Our partner : FRET CETAM

A380 Transport

• River DEE transport HOLYHEAD TOWING Operator 35 km between BROUGTHON and

MOSTYN Barge able to transport 1 wing 2 voyages to transport one aircraft Maximum rate 1 aircraft a week Navigation depending on tidal cycle Empty jigs transported during barge

return voyage

A380 Transport

PAUILLAC

A380 Transport

• River GARONNE transport SOCATRA Operator 95 km between PAUILLAC and

LANGON 2 Barges able to transport 2 fuselage

components or 1 wing 4 trips to transport one aircraft Pont de Pierre (Bordeaux) crossing

depending on the tidal cycle Empty jigs transported during barge

return voyage

• Specific port terminals for loading,

unloading operations in place

Pauillac: Floating Transfer Station

St Nazaire: main pontoon

Cadiz: lifting gantry & ramp

A380 Transport – Harbours, Terminals

Hamburg Quay & Ramp

Installation

Mostyn Terminal 1 Langon wet lock

Broughton LOF Facility

A380 Transport – Harbours, Terminals

• Between Langon and Toulouse by means of special tractors & trailers Operator Capelle 3 Nights drive operations 1 Departing Base at Langon four parking areas, along the itinerary

• 1st sections transport to FAL took place in April

A380 Road Transport

Multisteering axle line trailerTractor Model with 600 HP engine

Véhicule démontagesignalisation Véhicule atelier

Chef

d’Elément de Transport :

CET

Véhicule remontage

signalisation

+ Véhicules DDE + Véhicules gendarmerie

Tractors & trailers owner is the operator CAPELLE

A380 Transport – Road Operations

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