For months, Airbus is preparing for a exit of Britain from the EU. "We are working on a "no deal", points out Airbus UK. In coordination with our sub-contractors and partners, we've built up a stock of spare parts." The british subsidiary of the group has tried to reduce the risks to personnel, records of qualifications, customs or the financial services.
Every day, planes Beluga transport planes took-off from the european sites of Airbus to supply parts to the factories, and sites for final assembly of the three divisions - aircraft, helicopter, space and defence - of the group. In total, Airbus accounts for 80. 000 flights per year - supply of parts, personal transfer, business meeting, etc -, between the United Kingdom and continental Europe. According to the ADS, the trade organisation of the uk, the new customs controls, alone, would cost £ 1.5 billion ...