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The American company, Spirit AeroSystems, employs over 4,000 people across 7 facilities in Northern Ireland (Belfast, Dunmurry, Newtownards, and Newtownabbey) and Scotland (Prestwick Airport). The Northern Ireland operations can trace their roots back to Shorts Brothers in Northern Ireland.
(Reuters) -Spirit AeroSystems said Tuesday that planemaker Boeing will pay up to $350 million in advance payments to the firm, providing the struggling supplier a lifeline as it continues to burn ...
Spirit makes parts across the European planemaker’s product line, including wings for the A220 narrowbody at the Belfast plant it purchased from Bombardier Inc. in 2020.
Spirit's primary competitors in the aerostructures market include Collins Aerospace, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Leonardo, and Triumph Group. Spirit AeroSystems was established in 2005 when Boeing spun-off its Wichita division to an investment firm. Boeing entered into an agreement to re-acquire Spirit in July 2024 for $4.7 billion.
It shares the site with the Spirit AeroSystems (formerly Short Brothers/Bombardier) aircraft manufacturing facility. The airport began commercial operations in 1983, and was known as "Belfast City Airport" until it was renamed in 2006 in memory of George Best , the professional footballer from Belfast. [ 3 ]
About 70% of Spirit AeroSystems' revenue last year came from work done for Boeing, according to Spirit's latest annual report. That is up from 60% two years earlier. That is up from 60% two years ...
MONTREAL/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc <SPR.N> has emerged as the front-runner to acquire Bombardier Inc's <BBDb.TO> aerostructures facilities in Belfast and Morocco, two ...
Spirit Aerosystems Short Brothers plc , usually referred to as Shorts or Short , is an aerospace company based in Belfast , Northern Ireland . Shorts was founded in 1908 in London , and was the first company in the world to make production aeroplanes. [ 1 ]