Partly because of its origins as a consortium of European companies, Airbus has had fewer opportunities to outsource significant parts of its production beyond its own European plants.
Dikarenakan asal-mulanya sebagai konsorsium perusahaan-perusahaan Eropa, Airbus memiliki kesempatan lebih kecil untuk mengoutsource bagian-bagian signifikan produksinya di luar pabrik mereka sendiri di Eropa.