Airbus recognises Best in Class Supplier performance

Celebrating strong collaborative work
6 OCTOBER 2016 PRESS RELEASE


Airbus has awarded seven suppliers for outstanding work covering Industrial performance, innovation and customer support. The awards were made by Klaus Richter, Chief Procurement Officer Airbus Group & Airbus at Airbus’ annual Global Suppliers conference awards ceremony held in Hamburg, Germany on October 5th.



Divided into three categories: Industrial Performance, Customer Support and Innovation; suppliers were selected on their ability to deliver pragmatic and innovative solutions to the highest quality levels and full customer satisfaction.



2016 awarded Suppliers are:


Industrial performance


Crane Aerospace & Electronics, Aernnova and DHL were awarded Best Performer for top level industrial performance, on time delivery with a focus on quality, a culture of continuous improvement and strong business ethics.



Innovation


Honeywell was awarded for the introduction of a flight safety weather application, which provides weather updates before and during flight. Aequs (SEZ) was awarded for the development of an innovative business model which provides full manufacturing capability on production sites. Accenture was awarded for cutting edge wearable technology, designed to optimise manufacturing processes and accelerate time to market.


Customer support


Thales Avionics is consistently ranked by our customers as one of Airbus’ “Top 10 suppliers” for demonstrating a continuous outstanding level of customer satisfaction and support performance for Systems & Equipment, Cabin and Propulsion.