Difference between revisions of "Airbus"
Richard Bew (talk | contribs) |
|||
| (19 intermediate revisions by 3 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | [[Airbus SAS]] is a European aircraft manufacturing company. It is a subsidiary of [[EADS]].<ref>[http://www.airbus.com/company/ Company], Airbus, accessed 21 May 2011.</ref> | + | [[Image:Airbus.png|100px|right|thumb|Airbus logo, Source: [http://www.airbus.com/ Airbus] ]] |
| + | [[Airbus SAS]] is a European aircraft and weapons manufacturing company. It is a subsidiary of [[EADS]].<ref>[http://www.airbus.com/company/ Company], Airbus, accessed 21 May 2011.</ref> | ||
| − | + | The Airbus Group is ranked in the top 10 of global arms sales for 2016, totalled $12.5 billion according to SIPRI. | |
| − | |||
| + | ==Lobbying firms retained== | ||
| + | *[[Hanover Communications]] registered Airbus as a client in 2016 on the UK register of consultant lobbyists<ref>[https://registerofconsultantlobbyists.force.com/CLR_Public_Profile?id=0012400000600D4AAI Hanover Communications profile 2016], ''Register of consultant lobbyists'', accessed 25 April 2016</ref> It remains a client as of March 2018. <ref> APPC Register, quarter ending 28 February 2018 </ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Subsidiaries== | ||
| + | *[[Surrey Satellite Technologies Ltd]] (SSTL) | ||
| + | *[[Airbus Defence]] - hired former Air Vice-Marshal [[Peter Ewen]] as 'head of air' in 2015. He has since moved on to Hong-Kong based MTR Corporation | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Political donations== | ||
| + | {{Template:Brexit badge}} *Donated £7,508.50 on 21 April 2016 to [[Britain Stronger in Europe]], the main pro-EU group campaigning for UK voters to choose to remain in the EU referendum on 23 June 2016. <ref>Electoral Commission, [http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/Donations?currentPage=12&rows=10&sort=Value&order=desc&tab=1&open=filter&et=perpar&date=Reported&from=2016-04-01&to=2016-05-03&prePoll=true&postPoll=false&optCols=AccountingUnitsAsCentralParty&optCols=IsSponsorship&optCols=RegulatedDoneeType&optCols=CompanyRegistrationNumber&optCols=Postcode&optCols=NatureOfDonation&optCols=PurposeOfVisit&optCols=DonationAction&optCols=ReportedDate&optCols=IsReportedPrePoll&optCols=ReportingPeriodName&optCols=IsBequest&optCols=IsAggregation Donor search EU referendum], accessed 13 May 2016</ref> | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | Recorded by the Electoral Commission: | ||
| + | <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" border="1" float="left" align="left" width="100%"> | ||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Date</th> | ||
| + | <th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Name of donor</th> | ||
| + | <th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Amount</th> | ||
| + | <th bgcolor="goldenrod" width="20%">Donated to</th> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | |||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td align="center">26/11/2007</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Airbus UK Ltd</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">£5,000.00</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">[[Conservative and Unionist Party]]</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | |||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td align="center">25/02/2009</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Airbus UK Limited</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">£7,000.00</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | |||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td align="center">10/09/2009</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Airbus UK Limited</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">£4,750.00</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">[[Labour Party]]</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | |||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td align="center">26/10/2009</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Airbus Operations Limited</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">£5,000.00</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">[[Conservative and Unionist Party]]</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | |||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td align="center">24/12/2014</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Airbus Group Ltd</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">£20,000.00</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">[[Conservative and Unionist Party]]</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td align="center">10/12/2015</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Airbus Group Ltd</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">£20,000.00</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">[[Conservative and Unionist Party]]</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
| + | <tr> | ||
| + | <td align="center">21/04/2016</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">Airbus Group Ltd</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">£7,508.50</td> | ||
| + | <td align="center">[[Britain Stronger in Europe]]</td> | ||
| + | </tr> | ||
| + | </table><ref name="EC">Electoral Commission, [http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/Search/Donations?currentPage=1&rows=10&query=Airbus&sort=ReceivedDate&order=asc&tab=1&open=filter&et=pp&et=ppm&et=tp&et=perpar&et=rd&prePoll=false&postPoll=true&optCols=CampaigningName&optCols=AccountingUnitsAsCentralParty&optCols=IsSponsorship&optCols=RegulatedDoneeType&optCols=CompanyRegistrationNumber&optCols=Postcode&optCols=NatureOfDonation&optCols=PurposeOfVisit&optCols=DonationAction&optCols=ReportedDate&optCols=IsReportedPrePoll&optCols=ReportingPeriodName&optCols=IsBequest&optCols=IsAggregation Airbus Donation Search], accessed 22 June 2016</ref> | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
| − | [[Category:Transnational Corporations]] | + | [[Category:Transnational Corporations]] [[Category: Brexit]] [[Category: UK]] [[Category: Arms Industry]] [[Category: Defence]][[Category:Brexit ‘remain’ donor]] |
Latest revision as of 00:42, 24 March 2018
Airbus logo, Source: Airbus
Airbus SAS is a European aircraft and weapons manufacturing company. It is a subsidiary of EADS.[1]
The Airbus Group is ranked in the top 10 of global arms sales for 2016, totalled $12.5 billion according to SIPRI.
Lobbying firms retained
- Hanover Communications registered Airbus as a client in 2016 on the UK register of consultant lobbyists[2] It remains a client as of March 2018. [3]
Subsidiaries
- Surrey Satellite Technologies Ltd (SSTL)
- Airbus Defence - hired former Air Vice-Marshal Peter Ewen as 'head of air' in 2015. He has since moved on to Hong-Kong based MTR Corporation
Political donations
|
Part of the Powerbase Brexit Portal. |
*Donated £7,508.50 on 21 April 2016 to Britain Stronger in Europe, the main pro-EU group campaigning for UK voters to choose to remain in the EU referendum on 23 June 2016. [4]
Recorded by the Electoral Commission:
| Date | Name of donor | Amount | Donated to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26/11/2007 | Airbus UK Ltd | £5,000.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 25/02/2009 | Airbus UK Limited | £7,000.00 | Labour Party |
| 10/09/2009 | Airbus UK Limited | £4,750.00 | Labour Party |
| 26/10/2009 | Airbus Operations Limited | £5,000.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 24/12/2014 | Airbus Group Ltd | £20,000.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 10/12/2015 | Airbus Group Ltd | £20,000.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 21/04/2016 | Airbus Group Ltd | £7,508.50 | Britain Stronger in Europe |
Notes
- ↑ Company, Airbus, accessed 21 May 2011.
- ↑ Hanover Communications profile 2016, Register of consultant lobbyists, accessed 25 April 2016
- ↑ APPC Register, quarter ending 28 February 2018
- ↑ Electoral Commission, Donor search EU referendum, accessed 13 May 2016
- ↑ Electoral Commission, Airbus Donation Search, accessed 22 June 2016
