| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Aerospace |
| Founded | 20 November 1997 |
| Headquarters | Bristol , United Kingdom |
Key people | Katherine Bennett CBE (senior vice-president)[1] |
| Products | Aerostructures |
| Revenue | £2,068 million (2005)[2] |
Number of employees | 10,135 (2005)[2] |
| Parent | Airbus |
| Website | www |
Airbus UK (formerly EADS UK) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Airbus, based in the United Kingdom, which produces wings for Airbus aircraft. When Airbus (at the time known as EADS) was incorporated as a joint-stock company in 2001, BAE Systems transferred the British facilities of the transnational Airbus Industrie GIE consortium formed in 1970 to the new corporation in exchange of a 20% stake in it. These facilities, together, formed the entity called EADS UK. In 2006, EADS ended up acquiring BAE's 20% minority stake; EADS UK thus became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company. In 2015, EADS was rebranded "Airbus", and so were its divisions and many of its subsidiaries as a result, including EADS UK.
Airbus UK has two main sites responsible for the design and manufacture of the high-technology wings for all Airbus models as well as overall design and supply of the fuel system.[citation needed] For most Airbus models, the company is responsible for overall design and supply of landing gear.[citation needed] The company employs around 13,000 people at two sites: Filton, where the engineering and design activity takes place along with some manufacturing, and Broughton, where other major wing component manufacturing and all wing assembly takes place.
- ^ Grover, Alison (3 January 2019). "CBE to Malmesbury's Katherine Bennett for services to aerospace and aviation". Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Airbus UK Limited" ICC Directory of UK Companies ICC Information Group Ltd. 22 November 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2007