a new referendum. when an air bus takes off from the runway a big chunk of the european union takes off with an air bus jet is a prime example of e.u. cooperation the aviation group is located in germany france great britain and spain . production takes place across europe france has the largest operations with some forty eight thousand airbus employees across different sites germany is in close second place with around forty four thousand workers in spain the aircraft manufacturer has thirteen thousand employees and almost eleven thousand five hundred people work for air bus in britain. british factories make the wings for air bus in addition around four thousand british companies supply parts to the aviation group so what could happen in the event of a heart breaks it will airbus still be able to manufacture in great britain a no deal briggs it would be bad for business there in britain more than one