The Airbus A300 is Airbus's first production aircraft and the world's first twin-engine, double-aisle wide-body airliner, developed and manufactured by Airbus from 1971 to 2007.
Airbus A300
Technical director Roger Béteille (from behind) discussing with general manager Henri Ziegler beside the CF6 turbofan, which powered the A300 first flight
The 5.64 m (222 in) diameter circular fuselage section for 8-abreast seating and 2 LD3 containers below. This is part of the first A300 prototype, F-OCAZ, on display at Deutsches Museum in Munich.
An A300 in vintage Airbus livery, it was rolled out on 28 September 1972
Airbus SE is a European multinational aerospace corporation. The company’s primary business is the design and manufacturing of commercial aircraft but it also has separate defence and space and helicopter divisions. Since 2019, Airbus has been the world's largest manufacturer of airliners as well as the leading helicopter manufacturer.
Lagardère production plant in Blagnac, France
Airbus A300, the company's first airliner and the world's first wide-body, twinjet aircraft
Airbus A320, the company's best-selling airliner
VIP aircraft Airbus A330 of Qatar Amiri Flight taxiing at Zagreb Airport