Engineering students visit French Airbus facility

Nineteen students from Preston’s College flew to Toulouse, France, to learn more about constructing the world’s largest passenger aircraft, the Airbus A380.

The flagship aircraft takes just seven days to assemble before being flown to Hamburg to be painted and fitted out in the airline’s custom interiors, all at a starting cost of $324m per unit.

The three-day trip also included a visit to the Le Cite De L’espace, a theme park focused on space conquest, where learners gained a fascinating insight into life on an international space station and saw a full-scale replica of the Ariane 5 rocket.

“The whole experience gave them an appreciation for the aerospace industry and the opportunity to see the range of careers available from passenger transportation to space exploration.