It was clear many years ago that BAe had lost interest in the civil market otherwise they'd still be building the 125. Had BAe decided to stay within the Airbus consortium, perhaps Woodford would have been chosen rather than Finkenwerder as the No2. plant for Airbus. For example, it would be much easier to move wing assemblies from Chester (oops, sorry - Broughton!) to Woodford than it is to Hamburg.
Last edited by barry lloyd; 9th Feb 2015 at 18:59.