Aircraft deliveries in 2017 bring in £29bn to UK

Posted on 29 Jan 2018 by Jonny Williamson
According to the trade organisation ADS, the UK aerospace and defence sector employ 338,000 people and account for seven per cent of UK exports - image courtesy of Pixabay

In 2017, aircraft deliveries were worth up to £29bn to UK industry as manufacturers in this country and around the world again raised their production rates to set a new annual record.

Follow @TheManufacturer In 2017, aircraft deliveries were worth up to £29bn to UK industry – image courtesy of Depositphotos. Both orders and deliveries in December provided an end of year surge that broke a series of industry records, according to figures from trade body ADS. A total of 213 deliveries in…

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