The Aerospace Bristol museum is set to grow its workforce after reporting its highest post-pandemic visitors numbers.
The visitor attraction, which is based in Patchway on Bristol’s northern edge, is run by the Bristol Aero Collection Trust (BACT) and exhibits the Concorde Alpha Foxtrot, the final Concorde plane to be built and the last to fly. The museum said it was set to top 100,000 visitors this year, making it the “most successful” year following the Covid-19 pandemic.
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BACT said to support the growth it would be creating a number of new roles, including a visitor experience and retail manager, a fundraising manager, an operations manager, site managers, as well as marketing roles. The organisation added that It expects to announce further roles beyond that, and that the museum was also looking for volunteers to support the exhibitions and array of activities on site.
Adam Jones, head of marketing and commercial operations at Aerospace Bristol, said: “We’re thrilled to have so many visitors coming through our doors, exploring and enjoying Bristol’s rich aerospace history.
"We’ve worked really hard throughout and since the pandemic, so it’s incredibly rewarding to see that paying off and the positive response we’re getting from our visitors. We are expecting to hit over 100,000 visitors this year, which is truly phenomenal. It’s great to be expanding our team with a whole host of new roles and we can’t wait to welcome more people in to help us as we continue to grow.”
Aerospace Bristol has hosted a number of events and opened a new Concorde exhibition, this year. Later this month the museum will mark the 20th anniversary of Concorde’s last ever flight on November 26.
Concorde’s airframe and engines were largely developed in Bristol, where its UK assembly line was located, while all UK Concordes made their maiden flight from the former Filton airfield site near the museum.
