Airbus product is detailed ranging from A300 till A350. The various SHM Structural Health Monitoring) and NDE (Non-Destructive Evaluation) technologies shall be briefly described, ranging from visual inspection to Fibre Bragg grating technology. The talk shall further emphasise on the close link between exiting NDE technique and structural design in order to fulfill the Airworthiness authority rules as well as a brief description of the likely benefit on structural design when using SHM techniques.