Britain’s five-decade dominance of wing construction for Airbus SE jets is under threat ... Airbus has been approached by at least seven governments looking to poach future wing production after the company raised concerns about Britain quitting the European Union.
Airbus boss calls government ‘disgrace’ as he threatens to quit UK, putting 14,000 jobs at risk
24/01/2019
'Don't listen to the Brexiteers' madness which asserts that 'because we have huge plants here we will not move and we will always be here' - they are wrong'
The UK has been at the forefront of global aviation for more than a century. Airbus generates £6 billion of turnover in the UK, has more than 14,000 employees here and supports over 110,000 jobs through its supply chain. Airbus CEO, Tom Enders, explains why a no-deal Brexit puts this under threat.
A business minister has dared Theresa May to sack him as he publicly agreed with claims a ‘no deal’ Brexit would be a “disaster” for industry.
Conservative MP Mark Francois has attacked a German business leader for saying Brexiteers were "mad" to say his company would never leave the UK.
A no-deal Brexit threatens to have a major impact on the European economy. Companies have long since begun making concrete preparations for an eventuality that is looking increasingly likely.
Business group warns that companies are getting ready to shift operations abroad.
Major UK manufacturers know what they are talking about, unlike those clamouring for a no-deal exit.
We must not force-feed a Brexit no one could have imagined at any cost, our children would never forgive us for such a crime.
"No such thing" as a managed no-deal promoted by Tory Leavers.
Dozens of companies have cut jobs, beefed up their European operations or issued warnings on the impact of the UK's departure from the EU.
Bombardier destroys bluster of Brexiteers
04/05/2019
Fantasy world meets reality of a UK industry deeply embedded in EU economy. / Bombardier has put its Belfast plant up for sale, in the process putting a question mark against the 3,600 jobs in the North’s largest private-sector employer.
They are one of the biggest employers in Wales, but chief executive Tom Enders said the handling of Brexit was 'a disgrace' and urged people not to listen to 'Brexiteers' madness'
British Steel is the canary in the coal mine - we need to prepare now for the Brexit threat to jobs
22/05/2019
The announcement that British Steel is to enter insolvency is the latest example of how uncertainty over Brexit is threatening livelihoods across the country. This does not just affect the 5,000 workers at Scunthorpe, but also a support staff of 20,000 across the whole supply chain. / Sadly, many other firms face the same danger ...
Airbus SE, one of the most outspoken companies about the risk of a no-deal Brexit, is telling European countries to prepare for a worst-case scenario so they aren’t caught flat-footed when the next deadline on Oct. 31 approaches.
Britain risks losing clout in the aerospace industry, one of its largest skilled employers, due to concerns over its departure from the European Union, a corporate overhaul at Airbus and a new Franco-German push on defense, industry insiders say.
Hostile immigration policies will do untold damage to the UK’s manufacturing industry. It is baffling that the government is willing to implement such a strategy, says Lord Bilimoria.
Industry body says tariffs put jobs at risk but shares in European drinks makers rise.
Brexit is a Tory invention and pro-Europeans must still fight the prospect of EU exile, writes Will Hutton.
The British Chambers of Commerce has warned that the preparations by its members so far only represented the “tip of the iceberg”.
The future of the UK's £34bn aerospace sector is at risk if ministers do not reach a deal with the European Union over the mutual recognition of parts, the aviation trade body ADS says.
U.K. aerospace-industry trade lobby ADS warned that Britain could lose business to the European Union after the Brexit deal failed to resolve issues concerning design-approval for plane components.
Iain Duncan Smith is accused of "repeating tired, old nonsense" following an attack on the Confederation of British Industry. / Theresa May has witnessed another attack by a Tory Brexiteer on business after former Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith linked the UK's biggest business lobby group to Nazi appeasement.
‘Don’t listen to Brexiters’ madness’ and no deal could mean ‘harmful decisions’ – CEO