Airbus sells UK wing plant to GKN

Article reports that GKN is taking over, September 2008, the Airbus wing component operation at Filton, near Bristol, for £136m in a deal that will make it one of the top three global suppliers of structural components to the world's aircraft makers.

ESO: Background information: EADS aims to complete UK Airbus site sale in weeks http://www.europeansources.info/record/eads-aims-to-complete-uk-airbus-site-sale-in-weeks/

ESO: Background information: EADS to move on Airbus plant sales http://www.europeansources.info/record/eads-to-move-on-airbus-plant-sales/

EADS: Press Releases: Archives http://www.eads.com/eads/int/en/news/all-press-releases.html

BBC News, 15.9.08: GKN buys Airbus plant for £136m http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/7616110.stm

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