Sopra Steria, a European leader in consulting, digital services, and software development, has announced that it has been selected, through its Aeroline vertical, as one of Airbus' "preferred partners" to provide engineering services to its design office, its manufacturing department, and its customer services department.

This referencing applies to all activities in the Commercial Aircraft, Helicopter, Satellite and Defence sectors worldwide. It represents a major step forward in Sopra Steria's global ambition for engineering services and its ability to deploy an end-to-end offer, integrating its expertise in digital boosters such as virtual reality, Artificial Intelligence and PLM.

This mark of trust from Airbus confirms Sopra Steria's ambition and commitment to the engineering of tomorrow and its major transformation programmes.

"We are very proud to have been selected as a preferred partner for Airbus' engineering activities to support their transformation. This major referencing perfectly illustrates our end-to-end strategy in Aeronautics and our ability to design and deliver major digital transformation projects." said Xavier Pecquet, member of the Group Executive Committee at Sopra Steria.