Fresh investment for Glasgow Prestwick
Glasgow Prestwick Airport is to benefit from some £28 million more investment from a leading airport maintenance firm.
GE Caledonian has provided proof of its commitment to operations at the airport by making the investment, which will help it to build a new "test cell" centre for the new GEnx engine, which is to power the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 747-8 aircraft.
Allan Wilson, Scotland's deputy enterprise minister, said: "This is excellent news. This new investment will safeguard 300 jobs and keep Ayrshire at the forefront of leading aerospace maintenance and overhaul hubs against fierce global competition.
"I congratulate everyone at GE Caledonian, Scottish Enterprise Ayrshire and Scottish Development International for working so hard to secure this project for Scotland."
Glasgow Prestwick played its part in the figures released earlier this month which showed that 775,000 people visited Glasgow in 2005.
GE Caledonian has provided proof of its commitment to operations at the airport by making the investment, which will help it to build a new "test cell" centre for the new GEnx engine, which is to power the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 747-8 aircraft.
Allan Wilson, Scotland's deputy enterprise minister, said: "This is excellent news. This new investment will safeguard 300 jobs and keep Ayrshire at the forefront of leading aerospace maintenance and overhaul hubs against fierce global competition.
"I congratulate everyone at GE Caledonian, Scottish Enterprise Ayrshire and Scottish Development International for working so hard to secure this project for Scotland."
Glasgow Prestwick played its part in the figures released earlier this month which showed that 775,000 people visited Glasgow in 2005.
Posted by Graham Greenaway on the 27/02/2007 17:18:51 | More news from FHR
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