Maintenance firm announces £28m expansion
28.02.07
Leading aerospace maintenance firm GE Caledonian has announced a £28m investment at its Prestwick Airport based operation. The move is a major boost for the area and safeguards the jobs of the firm's 300 member Prestwick workforce.
GE Caledonian will use its Prestwick Airport base 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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