Total number of aircraft produced with UK supply chain input during 2011 was 1,140, a 6% increase on 2010, according to the latest survey by trade organisation ADS.
Air passenger traffic grew by 6% driving the demand for additional aircraft to service the market with single-aisle production rising to new heights. Following the trend, wide-body production is set to significantly increase in 2012 with the ramping-up of Boeing’s delayed B787, which has a direct benefit for British manufacturing with the company sourcing components…
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