Where is Airbus SE legally headquartered?

Airbus SE is legally headquartered in Leiden, Netherlands.

The company’s registered office is in Leiden, while its main operational headquarters are in Toulouse, France. This distinction often causes confusion because Toulouse is strongly associated with Airbus’s commercial-aircraft leadership and major final-assembly operations.

Airbus became a European public company, Airbus SE, in 2015. The “SE” designation means Societas Europaea, a legal form for companies operating across European Union member states. Airbus’s corporate structure reflects its multinational origins and large industrial presence in several European countries.

Airbus also has major sites in Germany, Spain, the United Kingdom, France, and other countries. Leiden therefore identifies the legal headquarters, not the company’s largest factory or principal aircraft-design centre.