Airbus Chief Warns Aerospace Giant Could Quit Britain Amid Brexit 'Disgrace'

Jan. 25, 2019
Tom Enders said the aerospace giant could pull out of the UK if its ability to compete on the global stage is harmed by a no-deal departure.

The head of Airbus, which employs more than 6,000 people in Wales, has torn into the Government's handling of Brexit, branding it a "disgrace".

Tom Enders said the aerospace giant could pull out of the UK if its ability to compete on the global stage is harmed by a no-deal departure.

In a video posted to YouTube, he said a no-deal Brexit could force Airbus, which employs more than 14,000 people in the UK with around 110,000 more jobs connected in supply chains, to make "potentially very harmful decisions" about its UK operations.

Read more here: https://www.itv.com/news/wales/2019-01-24/airbus-chief-warns-aerospace-giant-could-quit-britain-amid-brexit-disgrace/