paul mcallister wrote:I hope this is not the beginning of the end of aircraft manufacturing in Belfast.
I highly doubt it. Spirit account for around a third of supplier approvals made by Airbus in the last year. Far from ending manufacturing, they appear to have ambitions of becoming a final production line supplier, a group which to date has only included the primary manufacturers (BAe, Aerospatiale, Daimler-Benz etc., and latterly Bombardier), engine suppliers and landing gear specialists. They've also acquired a vast array of manufacturing equipment outside of acquisition of the two main Bombardier sites.
It's a seriously bold move and a real statement of intent. Hopefully the Belfast economy will see the benefits after years of uncertainty and decline in manufacturing.
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