Airbus is moving ahead with plans to develop a lightweight wing in the UK for the next generation of its best-selling A320 airliners as the group looks to maintain its lead over US rival Boeing.
The European plane maker has invested in a wing technology development centre at its sprawling Filton site near Bristol, where both Concorde and the Bristol Blenheim bombers were built.
The facility, which was opened on Tuesday, will be used to build and test wing demonstrators for a range of programmes.
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