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Airbus Belfast (was Spirit AeroSystems)
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2026
24 September Around 480 jobs will be created at Broughton in 2026, 250 of them in the refurbished factory.

Airbus invests £150m in Broughton A321 wing line

The former A380 wing facility in Broughton is being converted into an A321 line with six jigs, an equipping line and a paint shop by the end of the year.

27 August Harrison Dalton, Airbus apprentice; Charlotte O'Kane, Head of A220 Programme Management; Joanne Millar, Head of A220 Wing Operations; Ethan Kane, Airbus apprentice, mark the start of construction at the Belfast facility.

Airbus expands Belfast wing plant ahead of A220 production increase

The extension will add a third autoclave along with specialised tooling and cranage, multiplying Belfast's advanced composite manufacturing footprint.

26 August

ReleaseAero strengthens its partnership with Airbus: Czech know-how takes flight on the wings of modern A220s

2025
11 December The Wichita facility assembling 737 fuselage sections for integration into Boeing’s commercial aircraft production line.

Boeing and Airbus absorb Spirit operations

Boeing has taken on Spirit AeroSystems's commercial programmes, aftermarket operations and 15,000 staff, while Airbus has added six global production facilities to its network.