Do you want to access to this and other private contents?
Log in if you are a subscriber or click here to request service

British Prime Minister opens new Airbus wing factory for A-350 XWB airplane

Blagnac, France - Aircraft programme will support over 6,000 jobs across the UK

The British Prime Minister, the Rt Hon David Cameron, officially opened Airbus’ new £400 million wing factory in Wales this afternoon, a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility which will assemble the wings for Airbus’ advanced new A-350 XWB long-range aircraft family. The Prime Minister joined hundreds of guests and Airbus employees to unveil the giant, environmentally friendly Airbus North Fact...

fra/pec - 1134760
Rome, Italy, 10/13/2011 19:58
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

Similar

AirlinesTokyo airport tests road drones

Objective is to make cargo vehicle fully operational by the end of 2025

A driverless vehicle towing freight containers zooms along the asphalt of the parking area. It happens at Japan's Tokyo-Haneda International Airport. A joint experiment conducted by the airline All Nippon... more

Civil aviationItaly. Grottaglie factory (2): Leonardo's relaunch plan

Cingolani (ceo): "Diversifying production and technologies, we are speeding things up"

To diversify production and technologies. These are the two cornerstones around which the plan of the Italian Leonardo Group, specialized in the aerospace and defense sectors, would relaunch and develop... more

AirportsItaly. Grottaglie factory remains open

Closure avoided for four months, but there is no union-Leonardo agreement

The four-month closure of the Leonardo factory in Grottaglie, in the province of Taranto, Italy, has been averted. However, the crisis in the Apulian factory remains unresolved after the Fim, Fiom and... more