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Spirit AeroSystems, which is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, was the aircraft's prime contractor and full-scale flight trials were planned for 2023. On 24 June 2022, the UK Ministry of Defence announced the cancellation of Project Mosquito, explaining that there were more beneficial capability and cost-effectiveness in smaller "additive ...
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
(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 ...
The company was founded in 1935. [2] [3] Originally a flying school operator, the company took on maintenance work in 1938.During the Second World War, Scottish Aviation was involved in aircraft fitting for the war effort.
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