[en] More than thirteen years after the launching of the first AIRBUS development a survey of CAD/CAM introduction and operation at AEROSPATIALE, Aircraft Division, is conducted. The following points are reviewed: - short description of AEROSPATIALE Aircraft Division - technical level and limits reached with the Concorde programm - first CAD experience and the decision to proceed and generalize CAD/CAM techniques towards computer aided engineering (CAE) - CAE basic concepts. Then is shown the implementation of CAE in the structural, aerodynamic and electrical fields in response to the growing success of the various Airbus programs and in front of an everyday tougher competition. After a description of the to-day situation and a first estimate of CAE benefits, special attention is devoted to the difficulties encountered with both hardware and software used in the system involved. To conclude and attempt is made to define the respective roles of the system buyer and vendor in the CAD/CAM field. (orig.)