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title: "Airbus Operations Limited: UK sponsor licence status"
canonical: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/airbus-operations-limited-bristol-769117
register_status: active
register_as_of: 2026-10-30
publisher: Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk)
source: UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors (Open Government Licence v3); Companies House
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# Airbus Operations Limited: UK sponsor licence status

> As of 30 October 2026, Airbus Operations Limited (Companies House 03468788, Bristol) holds A-rated Worker and Temporary Worker sponsor licences covering 5 visa routes, including Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker and Global Business Mobility: Service Supplier, and has appeared on the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors since at least 4 August 2013 (source: Borderless, from the GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors and Companies House).

## Key facts

- Register status: Active: on the current register and licensed to sponsor workers
- Licence type and rating: Temporary Worker (A rating); Worker (A rating)
- Visa routes: Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee; Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker; Global Business Mobility: Service Supplier; International Agreement; Skilled Worker
- First seen on the register: 4 August 2013 or earlier
- Industry: Manufacturing & Industrial
- Town: Bristol
- Registered address: Pegasus House Aerospace Avenue, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7PA
- Companies House number: 03468788 (https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/03468788)
- Website: https://www.airbus.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/airbusgroup
- Register data as of: 30 October 2026 (GOV.UK register of licensed sponsors, re-read daily)
- Web page: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/airbus-operations-limited-bristol-769117

## Where this sponsor sits

- One of 1,293 licensed sponsors in Bristol: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/in/bristol
- One of 8,077 in Manufacturing & Industrial: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/industry/manufacturing-industrial
- Among 10,782 Global Business Mobility sponsors: https://uk-sponsors.getborderless.co.uk/sponsors/route/global-business-mobility

## Companies House changes since it joined the register

26 changes worth checking, checked 26 October 2026, newest first:

- 31 Aug 2026: Director resigned: MCKINLAY, Paul Malcolm. Director change recorded on 31 Aug 2026. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 1 Aug 2024: New director appointed: LOISELET, Didier. Director change recorded on 1 Aug 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 12 Jun 2024: Director resigned: BARDIN, Christophe. Director change recorded on 12 Jun 2024. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 29 Feb 2024: New director appointed: BLANDIN, Jerome. Director change recorded on 29 Feb 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 29 Feb 2024: New director appointed: PARTRIDGE, Susan Clare. Director change recorded on 29 Feb 2024. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 31 Dec 2023: Director resigned: STEWART, Robert Mark. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2023. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 29 Apr 2022: New director appointed: MCKINLAY, Paul Malcolm. Director change recorded on 29 Apr 2022. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 24 Feb 2022: Director resigned: HIGGS, Trevor John. Director change recorded on 24 Feb 2022. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 1 Jun 2021: Director resigned: BENNETT, Katherine Susan. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 2021. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 29 Apr 2021: New director appointed: HIGGS, Trevor John. Director change recorded on 29 Apr 2021. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 13 Sep 2019: Director resigned: CHASSAGNE, Jean-Pierre. Director change recorded on 13 Sep 2019. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 13 Sep 2019: Director resigned: HAISMAN, Mark. Director change recorded on 13 Sep 2019. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 1 Jan 2019: New director appointed: HARRISON, John Conacher. Director change recorded on 1 Jan 2019. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 31 Dec 2018: Director resigned: WILLIAMS, Thomas Charles. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2018. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 1 Mar 2018: New director appointed: BENNETT, Katherine Susan. Director change recorded on 1 Mar 2018. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 31 Dec 2017: Director resigned: CHAMPION, Charles. Director change recorded on 31 Dec 2017. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 1 Jan 2017: New secretary appointed: ADAMS, Alison Louise. Company secretary change recorded on 1 Jan 2017. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 31 Dec 2016: Secretary resigned: DAVIES, Keith. Company secretary change recorded on 31 Dec 2016. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 1 Jun 2016: New director appointed: STEWART, Robert Mark. Director change recorded on 1 Jun 2016. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 31 May 2016: Director resigned: BARIL, Thierry. Director change recorded on 31 May 2016. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 6 Apr 2016: Notification of Airbus Se as a person with significant control. New majority owner or controller recorded on 6 Apr 2016. If control of your organisation has passed to a new owner, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days.
- 1 Apr 2016: New director appointed: HAISMAN, Mark. Director change recorded on 1 Apr 2016. If this person is now your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 31 Mar 2016: Director resigned: RICHTER, Klaus, Doctor. Director change recorded on 31 Mar 2016. If this person was your Authorising Officer, Key Contact or Level 1 user, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 6 Jan 2015: Registered office address changed. Registered office change recorded on 6 Jan 2015. If the address on your sponsor licence has changed, the change must be reported in the SMS (the Home Office sponsor system) within 20 working days.
- 23 Apr 2014: New shares issued (allotment). Share capital filing recorded on 23 Apr 2014. No new majority owner was notified, so this is usually routine. If it did pass a controlling interest to someone new, the licence does not transfer automatically, and a new licence application may be needed within 20 working days.
- + 1 earlier change on the web page

Companies House cannot show who holds the licence roles or whether a change was reported to the Home Office, so these are prompts to check against your own records, not findings.

## Sponsored jobs

0 live vacancies tracked for this employer (9 tracked all-time), harvested daily from Reed, Adzuna, Jooble and Careerjet and matched by employer name.

- 3DX Solution Architect - Design Tools for Engineering · Bristol, South West England · £53,000–£93,000 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/details/5890530974?utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3
- A220 Wing Buyer, Aerostructure Procurement · Bristol, South West England · £30,728 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5828923684?se=mAFAIb2Q8RGW-Jp6jF_-mA&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=271FE6351C586C95923C83E8C62BAC5EEA456F37
- Buyer · Bristol, South West England · £39,452 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5828923700?se=mAFAIb2Q8RGW-Jp6jF_-mA&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=A97113A81B3E0403684D52E1DE7B5F3C7364FC9E
- Senior Energy Engineer · Bristol, South West England · £47,426 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5828923689?se=mAFAIb2Q8RGW-Jp6jF_-mA&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=90C138AAB8A81CF140784231497E860CBBD50E77
- Metrologist - Skilled Fitter · Bristol, South West England · £32,626 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5828923693?se=mAFAIb2Q8RGW-Jp6jF_-mA&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=A4A9FEBD518E0468E0E29B07E813E1E659B2774A
- Senior Functional Lead - Industrial Planning Digital Transformation (ERP CoE) · Bristol, South West England · £41,313 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5828923666?se=mAFAIb2Q8RGW-Jp6jF_-mA&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=17432FDE870C761FD8F688F15906ABE390CD0474
- Digital Finance Product Manager for O2C & P2P · Bristol, South West England · £42,648 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5828923665?se=mAFAIb2Q8RGW-Jp6jF_-mA&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=FC2143B10C9C012C01D5942E921D888916313415
- Tolerancing Analyst · Bristol, South West England · £33,425 · expired · https://www.adzuna.co.uk/jobs/land/ad/5828923673?se=mAFAIb2Q8RGW-Jp6jF_-mA&utm_medium=api&utm_source=3195f9d3&v=C2E4B64AF1DFAB7CEDFE4531D6F3A793AABA1A4B

A vacancy listed here does not by itself mean the role is offered with sponsorship. Check the advert or ask the employer.

## Common questions about Airbus Operations Limited

### Is Airbus Operations Limited a licensed UK visa sponsor?

Yes. Airbus Operations Limited in Bristol is on the Home Office register of licensed sponsors and has been since at least 2013. It can sponsor workers from overseas, but not every job it advertises comes with sponsorship.

### What visa routes can Airbus Operations Limited sponsor?

Airbus Operations Limited is licensed for Global Business Mobility: Graduate Trainee, Global Business Mobility: Senior or Specialist Worker, Global Business Mobility: Service Supplier, International Agreement and Skilled Worker. Its licence rating on the register is "Temporary Worker (A rating)".

### Where is Airbus Operations Limited based?

The register lists Airbus Operations Limited at Pegasus House Aerospace Avenue, Filton, Bristol, BS34 7PA. This is usually the head office; the job itself may be somewhere else.

### How current is this information?

This page uses the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors, as published on 30 October 2026, and Companies House records for company number 03468788. We update it daily. Always confirm a licence status on GOV.UK.

## About this data

- Source register: UK Home Office, Register of Licensed Sponsors (Workers), https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/register-of-licensed-sponsors-workers (Open Government Licence v3). GOV.UK is authoritative; confirm there before relying on a licence status.
- Company records: Companies House, https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/
- Published by Borderless (https://www.getborderless.co.uk), an OISC-regulated UK immigration provider. This is public register data, not legal advice.
- "First seen on the register" is when this organisation first appeared in our data, not the official licence grant date.
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