UK Aerospace on track for record year of growth

Posted on 27 Mar 2017 by Jonny Williamson

The UK aerospace industry has continued its solid start to 2017 with figures released today showing recorded deliveries of 100 aircraft in February with a value of up to £2bn to the nation’s economy.

A strong performance in February brings the total number of delivered aircraft to customers in 2017 to 169, just four below the total achieved by UK aerospace in the first two-months of a record-breaking 2016. Orders of 43 aircraft recorded during the month helped to keep the number of aircraft on manufacturers order books at…

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