UK Aerospace Sector on Track for Record Year

The UK aerospace industry continued its solid start to 2017, recording deliveries of 100 aircraft with a value of up to £2bn to the UK economy, reports ADS Group. This monthly data for February brings the total delivered to customers this year to 169 aircraft, just four below the total achieved in the first two months of a record-breaking 2016. Orders of 43 aircraft recorded during the month helped to keep the number of aircraft on manufacturers order books at the third highest level ever recorded for civil aerospace. Paul Everitt, Chief Executive of ADS Group, commented: “Today’s figures demonstrate