Reflecting true collaboration
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Magazine Article, Source : The Manufacturer
Zone : Innovation Design and PLM
Published : October 2004
The essence of design and production collaboration is epitomised by the Airbus A380 programme. John Dwyer discovers how this pan- European product was developed
O n July 30, engineers in Airbus’s Jean-Luc Lagardère final assembly hall in Toulouse powered up the A380 double-decker jumbo’s electrical systems for the first time. At 490m long, 250m wide and 46m high, the £240 million hall, next to Blagnac...
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