The Airframer Bulletin

Airbus UK

Every Bulletin story and press release covering Airbus UK, newest first.

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2026

24 September

Airbus invests £150m in Broughton A321 wing line

The former A380 wing facility in Broughton is being converted into an A321 line with six jigs, an equipping line and a paint shop by the end of the year.

19 May

ReleaseIntelligent Energy joins UK alliance to accelerate hydrogen flight

17 February

ReleaseEvolito to help develop electric motors for electric wheel taxi system under UK Government funded program

12 January

ReleaseDaher’s innovative composite wing rib for future aircraft programs wins a JEC Innovation Award

2025

12 November

ReleaseHEIGHTS: high temperature fuel cell systems for zero-emission flight

7 November

ReleaseGKN Aerospace joins £38M DECSAM programme to scale sustainable aerospace additive manufacturing

17 June

Release£250m for green aerospace projects ahead of Industrial Strategy

5 June

The completed A350F wingset at Airbus Broughton, ready for BelugaXL transport to Bremen for equipping.

Broughton completes first A350F wingset for shipment

The wingset was formed as part of the first A350 freighter test aircraft and has been transferred by BelugaXL for further equipping in Bremen.

2023

18 July

ReleaseAMRC Cymru saves Airbus UK enough energy to power 60 homes for a year

6 July

The Wing Technology Development Centre will house full demonstrators.

Filton hosts technology hub for wing development

The new facility will help Airbus accelerate the design, build and testing of wings for next generation aircraft, using the latest technology and world-leading demonstrators to further improve the performance of its wings.

2021

28 October

The GKN Aerospace aviation forum focused on a sustainable future of flight, the path to net zero emissions and the workforce of the future.

GKN celebrates technology centre opening

GKN Aerospace's Global Technology Centre will focus on sustainable aviation research and development. At full capacity the collaboration centre will host 300 engineers.

23 September

Fully integrated composite wing cover, manufactured within the National Composite Centre, prior to delivery to Airbus in Filton for sub-assembly.

Airbus ramps up development of new wing technologies

Wing of Tomorrow has reached a key milestone with the assembly of its first full-size wing prototype, while Airbus has also announced an extra-performing wing demonstrator project based on a Citation VII airframe.

21 April

ReleaseEngineers partner in 'Smarter Testing' project for aerospace sector

1 April

In the "Wing of Tomorrow" program, FACC and Airbus are working on the wing of the future. The innovative landing flap - a sub-project of the program - is highly integral and cost-efficient in production. (Photo: FACC/Gortana)

Multicell flap system is key to FACC's wing of tomorrow

FACC has recently constructed a flap prototype by means of resin transfer moulding. Not a new technique, but never before applied on this scale and with such a high degree of complexity, the company says.

2 February