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King of the wing: The man behind Airbus' UK supply chain
31.10.2023 - 18:39 / thepointsguy.com
In the world of aviation, you don't get much bigger than Airbus — a company that has been the world's largest manufacturer of airliners since 2019.
A global behemoth, Airbus has operations facilities around the globe committed to the efficient design, manufacture and delivery of airplanes worldwide. One of the most important Airbus sites is in Broughton, Wales, where the company designs, tests and manufactures the wings for all its A320, A330 and A350 commercial planes.
The Broughton plant builds and delivers over 500 wing sets every year. If you've flown on a commercial Airbus flight in the last decade, its wings were likely built in Broughton and delivered to their operating airlines via gargantuan BelugaXL and BelugaST aircraft for final construction.
TPG recently went behind the scenes at Broughton to witness the landing and loading of a BelugaXL for a special episode of Airplane Mode.
You can watch the latest episode below:
During our visit, we also caught up with Paul Kilmister, Airbus' U.K. head of supply chain, to find out what goes into building and delivering Airbus wings and how he got started in the industry.
Kilmister found his way into the world of aviation after studying supply chain management and logistics at Aston University in Birmingham, England.
"I'm one of the guys that did actually study supply chain, and I started on the Airbus graduate scheme," Kilmister said. "Those early career schemes are really important for us at Airbus, and every year, we recruit 300-400 apprentices."
Starting as a graduate allowed Kilmister to fully immerse himself in the company through a variety of placements in various areas of the Airbus supply chain.
"My first job at Airbus was actually looking after the fasteners [nuts and bolts] for the A380," Kilmister said. "That was one of my first placements for three months, and then I did a number of other placements working on A330 jigs."
Since Airbus is a global company, Kilmister has worked worldwide, growing his expertise in all things Airbus.
He spent eight years working in Hamburg, Germany, for his first manufacturing job, then worked in the U.S. for about 4 1/2 years.
"That was overseeing 11 facilities from the East Coast of the U.S. through to China," he explained. "Then I stepped into manufacturing here [in the U.K.] three years ago just at the beginning of COVID."
Over time, he rose to more senior positions, and now, 19 years later, he is Airbus' U.K. head of supply chain. His responsibilities include acquiring the components for all of the wings for the building process, as well as the delivery of all the wings: "From building to finishing them and getting a Beluga to pick them up," he said.
Kilmister is humble when he talks about his role at
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