Filton (Bristol)
The Filton site is located on the former Bristol Aeroplane Company site, which was later used as the final assembly line for the British-built Concorde aircraft (the French-built Concordes were assembled in Toulouse, which is also now an Airbus site).
Airbus Filton employs over 4,500 people in a variety of roles.
The site is responsible for the design of the wing structure, fuel systems and landing gear integration.
Some manufacturing also takes place in Filton, including the wing assembly for the A400M.
Aerodynamics work, research and testing is also carried out.
In 2008, Airbus sold most of the component manufacturing activities on the Filton site to GKN, which continues to use these facilities to manufacture Airbus parts as a subcontractor.
In 2011 Airbus announced the construction of a new office complex, referred to as the "Aerospace Park", at the Filton site.