Maintenance firm to expand at Prestwick Airport
28.02.07
Leading aerospace maintenance firm GE Caledonian has announced a £28m investment at its Prestwick Airport based business. The move is a major boost for the area and safeguards the jobs of 300 of the firm's Prestwick workforce.
GE Caledonian will use Prestwick Airport to maintain the new GEnx engine, scheduled to replace its CF6 engine and to power the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 747-8 planes. As part of the investment plans, GE will build a new 'test cell' building, capable of withstanding the engine's output of 84,000lbs of thrust.
Allan Wilson, Scotland's deputy enterprise minister said: 'This is excellent news. It will safeguard 300 jobs and keep Ayrshire at the forefront of leading aerospace maintenance and overhaul hubs against fierce global competition.' The Scottish Executive supported the company's investment with a Regional Selective Assistance grant of £5.6m.
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