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Britain welcomes Spirit AeroSystems' purchase of Bombardier's Belfast site

Published 2019-10-31, 10:31 a/m
© Reuters.  Britain welcomes Spirit AeroSystems' purchase of Bombardier's Belfast site
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LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The purchase of Bombardier's BBDb.TO plant in Belfast by Spirit AeroSystems SPR.N is great news for workers and a welcome investment in the United Kingdom, Britain's junior business minister Nadhim Zahawi said on Thursday.

Bombardier agreed to sell its aerostructure business, including the Short Brothers site in Northern Ireland, to Spirit AeroSystems for more than $1 billion in cash and debt. Reuters reported the two were in advanced talks on Wednesday night. pleased that Spirit AeroSystems is boosting its investment in the UK," Zahawi said in a statement.

"This will be great news for Short Brothers and its highly skilled and dedicated workforce, at one of the most important aerospace facilities in the country. I look forward to seeing this successful and ambitious business continue to go from strength to strength."

The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2020.

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