Press ReleaseEFW reaches 6 million lightweight panels and equips over 14,000 Airbus aircraft
Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), competence center for Airbus passenger-to-freighter conversions (P2F), for lightweight components and cabin systems, recently reached a total of 6 million lightweight panels in production at its plants in Dresden and Kodersdorf (Görlitz). EFW has been a direct supplier (first-tier supplier) of important components and systems for Airbus for over three decades. EFW's lightweight products are implemented in more than 14,000 Airbus aircraft. This year, EFW will equip over 700 Airbus aircraft with ship sets (complete interior kits) of lightweight products.
In addition to narrow-body aircraft in the A320 family, wide-body aircraft (A330, A300, A310) and long-haul aircraft - including the A350 and the world's largest passenger aircraft, the A380, as well as Airbus' own freighters Beluga and Beluga XL - are also equipped with lightweight products 'Made in Saxony'. These include flat floor panels in the cabin and cargo area, linings for the cargo area, functional partitions, bulletproof cockpit doors, but also complex cabin solutions such as crew rest compartment or lavatory modules for passenger and freighter aircraft. The latest product is the "Airspace L Bin", an overhead bin for hand luggage, which will equip the A320 family in the future. These bins optimize the needs of airlines and passengers and offer 60% more space for hand luggage. As an experienced Airbus first-tier supplier of composite components, EFW has received multiple awards from the aircraft manufacturer for its services. Based on the know-how of production processes and the skills in product design, the company developed from a manufacturer to a provider of design solutions for cabin systems for the aviation industry.
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About EFW
Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH (EFW), a subsidiary of ST Engineering and Airbus combines is one of the biggest industrial companies in Saxony with its headquarters in Dresden, Germany. As a competency center for freighter conversions, EFW is STC (Suppemental Type Certificate) holder for all recent Airbus conversion programs and has a global network of nine conversion sites in the U.S., in Europe and Asia. The company has more than 2,000 employees and is on a strong growth course. EFW groups lightweight components are manufactures in Dresden and at the subsidiary acosa in Kodersdorf, Saxony. EFWs lightweight products are not only used in aviation but also in the rail sector.
Airlines and customers worldwide operate EFW's converted cargo aircraft, including the largest express air freight companies in North America and Europe, such as DHL and Amazon. EFW's shareholders are ST Engineering and Airbus. www.efw.aero
About EFW Composites
Elbe Flugzeugwerke GmbH develops, manufactures and supplies fiber-reinforced lightweight components for Airbus aircraft. The proportion of tailor-made products is high. Numbers speak for themselves: around 50,000 different geometric shapes and 160 material combinations go through the production of so-called "sandwich panels". The product portfolio ranges from floor panels and partition walls to bulletproof cockpit doors or up to modules like crew rest compartments - products with different, very demanding requirements.
EFW received several awards, amongst those the Airbus Best Performance & Quality Award 2019 for Cabin Equipment. With this Best Performance & Quality Award 2019 award, Airbus recognizes EFWs exceptional performance. EFW achieved an outstanding 99.5% delivery reliability across all programs. At the same time, Airbus gave EFW an A rating for the quality level of the components supplied over a longer period of time. In April 2019, EFW had received a Best Performer 'SQUIP' award as a supplier of composite components from Airbus.
