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LET’S VISIT AIRBUS

BLAGNAC , Haute-Garonne – Cultural heritage

The Ville Rose is the world capital of aeronautics and the birthplace of the flagship Airbus. Embark on a unique visit and discover the incredible assembly line of the A350!

Let’s Visit Airbus invites you to enter the sites, which are home to nearly 20,000 employees every day, with three different tours: « Airbus », « Airbus XL » and « Airbus Kids ». With the « Airbus » tour, experience a unique opportunity to discover the latest generation of Airbus aircraft. A presentation of the history of aviation in Toulouse is provided, as well as a bus tour of the 700 hectares of Airbus facilities. You can also stop off at the A350XWB assembly line viewpoint for a detailed presentation of the production process. (Temporarily unavailable) The « Airbus XL » tour is a visit in which military and commercial aviation reveals all its secrets! You will enjoy a presentation of flight tests, a bus tour of the 700 hectares of Airbus facilities and a visit to the A350XWB assembly line. A special highlight of this visit is the access aboard the A400M MSN1 military aircraft! During the « Airbus Kids » tour, the mysteries of aviation are explained to 6/12 year olds by answering questions such as: “Do you know how a plane flies? Children can discover that an Airbus assembly line is like a giant international jigsaw puzzle. They can also experience what it’s like to step aboard the A400M. Good to know : – A visit to the Aeroscopia museum is a good way to learn more about aviation. Combined tickets are available with Let’s Visit Airbus and/or Les Ailes Anciennes. – Booking is compulsory on the Manatour website and space is limited. – You must present an identity card or valid passport on the day of the visit to gain access to the tour. – Tours are accessible to people with physical disabilities and visual impairments. – Luggage storage is available at the Aeroscopia Museum reception. – The restaurant « La Ferme de Pinot » welcomes you for lunch.

Visites : Tourism professionals’ rates: low or high season professional discount. Schoolchildren on request. Contact for groups: 05 34 39 42 00, [email protected]

Accès : Light vehicles: Rocade de Toulouse, follow the direction Blagnac Aéroport. Take the exit N°4 Secteur Aéroportuaire Nord. Follow the D902 towards Beauzelle – Seilh. Take exit N° 902.3 ZAC Aéroconstellation. 1st roundabout, 3rd on the left. Turn right onto Allée André Turcat.

Spoken languages : Chinese – English – German – Italian – Spanish

• From mardi 2 janvier 2024 to mardi 31 décembre 2024
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A moins de 10 mn à pieds de l’arrêt BLAGNAC – Lagardère ! Cet arrêt est situé sur les lignes : Verdun – Grenade – Seilh – Toulouse (388)

Environ 6 min (524 m).

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Let's Visit Airbus

Toulouse, sa brique rose, sa gastronomie... et ses avions. Capitale mondiale de l'aéronautique, elle est le berceau du fleuron industriel Airbus, qu'elle a vu naître il y a plus de cinquante ans.

Embarquez dans les coulisses du géant de l'aéronautique : les usines Airbus

Nous vous invitons à entrer sur ses sites, qui accueillent chaque jour près de 20 000 salariés, à travers deux parcours de visite : la visite "AIRBUS" et la visite "AIRBUS KIDS" qui vous permet, en plus, de découvrir l'univers d'Airbus en famille !

Visite guidée Airbus :

Une occasion unique de découvrir la toute dernière génération des appareils Airbus ! Présentation de l’histoire de l’aviation toulousaine.

Parcours en bus sur les 700 hectares des infrastructures Airbus de Toulouse

Escale sur le belvédère de la chaîne d’assemblage de l’A350XWB

Présentation détaillée du processus de production.

Visite guidée Airbus Kids   pour les tous petits : ​

Destinée aux familles accompagnées d'enfants de 6 à 12 ans, la visite Airbus Kids dévoile à la curiosité du jeune public le monde d'Airbus en général et de l'A350XWB en particulier. Elle les initie à l'histoire et au vocabulaire aéronautique ! (visite en français et espagnol).

Visite combinée - Airbus et aeroscopia :

Pour procéder à votre réservation d'une visite combinée, effectivement deux étapes distinctes : 

Réserver en ligne votre visite Airbus. Nous invitons les visiteurs à se rendre sur la billetterie en ligne environ deux à trois semaines avant la date de visite souhaitée, afin d'avoir une vision réaliste des créneaux disponibles.

Une fois la réservation en ligne effectuée, le jour de votre visite Airbus, rendez-vous à l'accueil du musée aeroscopia qui est le point de départ de toutes les visites. Vous pourrez faire jouer votre offre combinée à ce moment-là, en présentant vos tickets Airbus.

Merci de noter que, pour pouvoir bénéficier de l'offre combinée, les deux visites doivent se faire la même journée. Si le créneau de visite d'Airbus est à heure fixe suite à votre réservation en ligne, la visite du Musée se fait à heure libre.

Compléments de visite :

Un circuit panoramique en autocar peut être proposé aux groupes (sur réservation). Une "visite verte", circuit commenté en bus, au cœur du site Airbus toulousain, pour découvrir l'engagement environnemental de l'avionneur, est également proposée aux groupes.

Visite Airbus

Visite Airbus Kids

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* Mineurs, étudiants, séniors +65 ans, familles nombreuses, demandeurs d'emploi,... Gratuit pour les moins de 6 ans.

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La réservation est obligatoire pour les individuels et les groupes du lundi au samedi selon la programmation. Les visites s'effectuent en français, anglais et espagnol selon la programmation (allemand, italien et chinois sous réserve de disponibilité, pour les groupes uniquement). Les appareils photos/vidéos et les animaux de compagnie sont strictement interdits sur le site Airbus. Pièce d'identité exigée le jour de la visite : passeport ou carte d'identité en cours de validité et originaux (pas de version numérique sur téléphone ou tablette ni photocopie). Attention, les permis de conduire ne sont pas acceptés.

Afin d'assurer un départ aux horaires indiqués, merci de vous présenter impérativement 30 minutes avant l'horaire de votre visite afin de vérifier vos pièces d'identité.

Une consigne à bagages est disponible en libre-service pour les individuels et sur réservation payante pour les groupes. Les bagages ne sont pas autorisés dans les soutes des autocars se rendant sur les sites Airbus. Si la consigne est occupée, il appartient au groupe de trouver une alternative.

Visite non accessible aux PMR.

Ressortissants hors Union-Européenne : Passeport uniquement

Réservation deux jours ouvrés pleins avant la date de la visite (ce délai prend en compte les jours non ouvrés : samedi, dimanche et jours fériés).

Vous êtes un groupe et vous souhaitez organiser une visite ? Contactez notre Service Réservation

Tarifs visites combinées (Airbus + aeroscopia)

Vous avez la possibilité d'effectuer un circuit de visites combinées Airbus + Musée aeroscopia et de profitez d'un tarif préférentiel au guichet du musée sur présentation de votre réservation : Visite Airbus + Musée ---> Tarif plein 26€ / Tarif réduit 22€ / Gratuit pour les moins de 6 ans

Adresse de rendez-vous Musée aeroscopia Allée André Turcat 31700 Blagnac Accès En voiture : Voie Lactée, sortie aeroscopia Tram : Ligne 1 / arrêt Beauzelle aeroscopia

Visites Académie - Journées "Découverte des parcours professionnels de l'Industrie Aéronautique" :

Ces journées ont pour objectif de permettre aux jeunes de mieux appréhender le monde de l’entreprise et la variété des parcours professionnels du secteur aéronautique. Le dispositif inclut :  

Une séance dans l’établissement scolaire (~2heures) de présentation des métiers de la filière Aéronautique, par des animateurs métiers de l’AFDET.

Une visite d'Airbus incluant le belvédère de la chaine d'assemblage des A350.

Ces journées sont proposées du mois de novembre au mois de février. Elles s'adressent plus particulièrement aux élèves des classes d’orientation (3ème et 2de) des collèges et des lycées publics et privés sous contrat de  la région académique Occitanie (Académie de Toulouse et de Montpellier).

Pour plus d'informations grand public : [email protected] ou 05.34.39.42.00

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AIRBUS FACTORY TOUR (Toulouse) - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go

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The aeroscopia Toulouse – the Airbus Museum

Coming to Toulouse automatically means being around Airbuses. You already get to see the first Airbus machines that are waiting to be delivered when you arrive at the airport.

Our plan was to participate in a guided tour through the Airbus factories whilst in Toulouse but as it turns out that needs to be arranged earlier than two weeks in advance. All that was left when we tried to book were two open spots in a French tour. But with our minimal knowledge of that language a guided tour in French wouldn’t have made much sense. Instead, we visited the aeroscopia Toulouse, an Airbus museum.

We took the tram all the way to its terminus. Some few signposts guided us through a park, over a bridge across a motorway and then finally to the gates of the aeroscopia Museum. I have to admit that I thought we were lost more than once. The streets were empty, it was foggy on the day and in general, this didn’t look like a well-frequented path to a museum. I can understand why some TripAdvisor reviews complain about the accessibility of the museum. But at the end of the day, every trip needs a little adventure, even if that adventure is the walk from the tram to the museum.

Museum aeroscopia

Before even entering the museum visitors get to see the first aeroplanes: A Concorde and an A 400M.

The Museum aeroscopia is in an old hangar. It is difficult to maintain a warm temperature in a massive hall like that so do dress accordingly. The museum shop sells miniature aeroplane models, prints and Airbus themed items. There is no restaurant in the museum but there is a vending machine for drinks.

On the lower level of the hangar, they show many Airbus aeroplane models of their commercial aeroplanes and their military aeroplanes. That gives visitors a good understanding of the Airbus range.

First, we walked into an opened fuselage of an Airbus Super Guppy. This massive cargo plane looked so small in the huge hall but once we stood inside we became aware of its enormous size. Makes sense, this cargo plane transports parts of other aeroplanes and those aren’t exactly small.

Next, we stepped inside a Concorde.

This slim machine transported passengers from Paris or London to New York at supersonic speed between 1976 and 2003. Travel time was around 3.5h and with that about 50% shorter than with a normal aeroplane. The route was discontinued after one of the Concordes crushed down in 2000. After the necessary permits to fly were withdrawn, the machines had to be reworked before they were licenced to fly again in 2001. By that time passengers seemed to have lost interest in the supersonic flights and when additional security issues surfaced the Concorde routes were discontinued for good.

When I stepped into the passenger cabin and saw the comfy armchairs I wished for these times to return. Thinking how crammed and uncomfortable it is in today’s aeroplanes made me aware of what a luxury this must have been. 128 passengers fit into the Concorde. This was later reduced to only 100. Tickets for the Concorde were around 20% more expensive than on a comparable route but here, food was still served on porcelain plates whilst the passengers were sipping their Champaign.

This aeroplane was impressive and I am somewhat sad to have never flown with it.

Airbus A300B

There is one more aeroplane that visitors can step inside and that is the Airbus A300B. Aeroplane manufacturer Airbus created the first twin-engine jumbo jet and the final montage of this A300 happened in Toulouse. The first flight of the prototype was in October 1972. Over 560 aeroplanes of that type were assembled before its production stopped in 2007.

Airbus had several different models of the A300 on the market that differed in their length or in the number of emergency exits. We saw one of these planes in the Museum aeroscopia. I was impressed by the cockpit, the technical equipment that was on display and also the different kinds of interiors in the different areas of the plane.

The normal chairs in the “cattle class” were vastly different from the business class, the onboard meeting rooms or the double bed spaces with ensuite bathrooms and fully equipped kitchen. Paying customers could have it all.

What else is on display?

Many other small and big aeroplanes are on display in the Museum aeroscopic. There are military aeroplanes and test productions of aeroplanes and everything in between. I was excited about how different all these types of planes look. And have you ever had the chance to stand directly in front of the tip of an aeroplane? Sometimes the front of an aeroplane looks like a smiling face. There is so much to experience here and even for people that aren’t exactly aeroplane enthusiasts it’s still very worthwhile.

Aeroscopia Toulouse Allée André Turcat 31700 Blagnac

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09.30 – 18.00 extended opening hours during the French school holidays (Zone C)

Adults: 11.50€ Discounted: 9.50€

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AIRBUS FACTORY TOUR (Toulouse) - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go

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What is it like to visit the airbus factory in toulouse.

Earlier this week, Simple Flying was invited to attend the Hi Fly hand-over ceremony for their new Airbus A330neo at the Airbus factory in Toulouse. But what is it actually like to go to the factory and what does the ceremony entail? Read on to find out.

The arrival

After arriving in Toulouse, media was collated together and given a briefing on how the visit would go. Media were instructed that whilst we could take photos and films of everything during the visit, we could not film aircraft that had yet to be delivered to their clients. So for example, if a shiny Airbus A350 in British Airways livery was to roll around the corner on a test flight (and believe me there was plenty of fan favorites seen on the day), we were not allowed to film it.

As it turns out, media being allowed to take photos of planes, or even go onboard planes, was subject to the airlines themselves, not Airbus. Simple Flying was here at the factory at the pleasure of Hi Fly.

We then proceeded to get security badges (an instant collectible item) and taken to the media and press room.

First press event

The first event was started by the head of marketing for the A330neo, who talked us through the Airbus design philosophy and why the A330neo was such a fantastic aircraft.

"What we are looking to have is a perfect portfolio of aircraft that can suit any customers needs"

The A330neo is designed to be the replacement aircraft for the A330 series, as well as those airlines with aging 777 aircraft and the Boeing 767. It has the advantage of having 99% commonality with the A330ceo range so pilots don't have to retrain. There are two variants, the smaller A330neo-800 and the bigger and much better selling A330neo-900.

On the poor sales of the A330neo-800, Airbus had this to say:

"What is interesting is that we thought that the A330-200 would sell significantly less than the A330-300, and when we launched it we had quite a big success. We will follow that success [with the A330neo-800] but that current fleet [of A330-200s to replace] is only around 10 years old, people are not looking to replace it yet"

"There is also a significant second-hand market [of A330s] as well" he added

Introduction to Hi Fly

After Airbus spoke to the press, Hi Fly President Paulo Mirpuri spoke to the press about the new aircraft.

“The acquisition of the A330neo aircraft is a significant step forward for Hi Fly. We are in the vanguard of those who have taken delivery of the new aircraft and we are happy to be able to offer these latest airliners to our customers. Also, the addition of the A330neo to the Hi Fly Fleet leaves us operating the youngest, cleanest fleet in our history.”

He also took questions, the first about the choice in livery (trying to find a balance between looking like a corporate jet and an airline, a mix of their customers). An additional question was about the future of the A380 in their fleet ( which you can read here ).

The ceremony

After the press event, we were lead to the main hall to witness the handover of the 'keys' of the aircraft. There were four short speeches from Airbus, Air Lease Corporation (ALC, who funded and own the aircraft they are leasing to Hi Fly), Hi Fly and Rolls Royce.

"We were the launch customer of the A330neo-900 at the Farnborough Air Show, and this A330neo represents the seventh delivery from that order stream" spoke ALC at the ceremony "That is a real testament to the A330neo-900, that the first airplane that ALC is delivering to Hi Fly is a new aircraft. For an operator like Hi Fly who leases to other airlines, to be convinced in the economics in the airplane to the extent that they will take a new aircraft ... its truly remarkable."

A film was played that showed the creation of the A330neo and its journey into the hands of Hi Fly. You can watch it below (It's a great video and well worth your time).

Gifts were exchanged, and then the whole party retired for a long lunch (one of the perks of covering an event like this).

The aircraft visit

Following lunch, the entire group was transported in a fleet of cars across Toulouse to the Airbus Aircraft Delivery Center. This vast semicircle single aircraft terminal felt like the fanciest private airport you could imagine. They had big banners of the Hi Fly logo handing from the ceiling and a long red carpet.

After witnessing the plane itself sitting at the gate, the press was finally invited inside and given a tour of the aircraft. For our actual thoughts of what the aircraft was like, check out our review here .

Lastly, we were given a small goodie bag to remember our trip.

What do you think? Do you want to come along next time with Simple Flying? Let us know in the comments.

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Acceptance testing of the active transmit antenna for Hisdesat's SpainSat NG-I satellite has been successfully completed following the final radiation pattern tests. The antenna is now being integrated onto the satellite at the Airbus facilities in Toulouse, France. Once integrated, the antenna and satellite will undergo thermal vacuum tests (TVAC) and then vibration tests. 

The two SPAINSAT NG satellites of Hisdesat include a highly advanced, fully flexible X-band payload, which employs active antennas with in-orbit reconfiguration capability, an integrated digital processor that will interconnect the X- and Ka-band payloads for cross-banding, and a dedicated high-speed service link that enables rapid reconfiguration. 

The acceptance test campaign for the active receive antenna has also started at Airbus’ Getafe site in Madrid, and the antenna will be ready for delivery at the end of the summer. The first satellite is scheduled to enter into service in 2025, providing coverage across Europe, Africa and the Americas from geostationary orbit.

Development of the active antennas presented unique challenges, which have been successfully overcome thanks to the design and manufacturing methodology and an efficient validation logic. The acceptance campaign demonstrated the high performance of the active antenna, far superior to other equivalent systems on the market. The functional tests allowed the precise characterisation of fundamental parameters such as maximum radiated power in dual polarisation, exceptional precision in the control of the radiation pattern of each of its 16 beams, as well as high spectral purity and linearity, fundamental parameters for optimising the service and flexibility of SpainSat NG’s operation.

The industrial challenges associated with the production of the next-generation active antenna system for the SPAINSAT NG programme are significant, and represent a major leap in complexity and volume compared to previous generations. The collaboration between Airbus and its industrial partners has enabled these challenges to be overcome and position both Airbus Space Systems in Spain and the national supply chain as an international reference for this type of product.

The development and integration of innovative satellite payload elements, such as the reconfigurable active transmit and receive X-band antennas and the deployable pallet of individually steerable Ka-band antennas, were supported by the ESA PACIS 3 partnership project.

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