Airbus SE’s first-quarter results were marked by persistent supply disruptions that have held back aircraft output, and the ...

Despite the impression that jobs have dried up, many U.S. airlines are still hiring. Regional airlines such as Endeavor Air, ...

Airbus has reached a definitive agreement to take over several work packages from US-based Spirit AeroSystems, including A350 fuselage and A220 wing production. The agreement follows months of ...

Spirit said in its statement that Airbus would acquire the production of A220 wings in Belfast. In case a suitable buyer isn’t found, Airbus would also take over the production of the A220 mid ...

Under the deal, Airbus will carve out the work done by Spirit for its key programmes, notably for its A350 and A220 jets, across sites in Belfast, North Carolina, Morocco and France. Amid ...

Who is taking over Spirit AeroSystems Belfast? In Belfast, Airbus will take ownership of the A220 wing manufacturing and assembly facility. The A220 mid-fuselage work package will also transfer to ...

Airbus, on the other hand, may need to invest heavily in the Belfast plant to curtail chronic losses on the A220, they said. Vertical Research Partners analyst Robert Stallard said the deal marked ...

Despite persistent supply chain issues and other challenges, long-term trends favor composites in new platforms. Meanwhile, ...

Spirit operates the Short Brothers facility in Belfast – acquired from Bombardier in 2020 – which produces wings for the Airbus A220 programme as well as aerostructures for Bombardier ...

Airbus said on Monday that it would take over the A220 mid-fuselage work at the site unless a third-party buyer can be found. Spirit and Boeing have been looking for a third-party buyer for the ...

In Belfast, it makes advanced compositae wings for the A220. The Prestwick plant builds wing leading and trailing edge elements for the A320, Airbus’s top-selling jet. Airbus is keen to ramp up output ...