What does Boeing do in the UK?

Our UK industrial footprint Boeing Sheffield is the company's first manufacturing site in Europe and produces components for 737 aircraft. Boeing Defence UK, closely located to MOD Abbey Wood in Bristol, plays a key role in the significant defence aviation ecosystem that exists in the South West.



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The 747 and 777 continue to be popular members of the British Airways fleet, with a number of cargo airlines also operating the 747-8F and 777F into British airports. Three UK airlines operate the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, TUI, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic.

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The company operates in more than 65 locations across the United Kingdom and Ireland including Bristol, Fleet, Frimley, Farnborough, Gosport, Yeovil, Salisbury and Manchester, with its primary headquarters located in Westminster.

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The latest problem comes as Boeing has been under intense scrutiny since two accidents in 2018 and 2019 involving its 737 Max planes killed 346 people. Authorities said the accidents were triggered by design flaws in its flight control software.

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For much of the 20th century, Boeing's airplanes were the envy of the global aviation industry. In 2019, however, Boeing's reputation suffered immensely after two of the company's 737 MAX planes crashed within five months of each other, killing 346 people.

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The Boeing Company (/'bo???/) is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, telecommunications equipment, and missiles worldwide.

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They started building the factory in 1967, in Everett, Washington, 35 km north of Seattle. The main building covers 39 hectares (98 acres), and encloses 13.3 million cubic meters (472 million cubic feet). This is the largest building in the world.

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