A LEADING aerospace maintenance firm has announced a £28million investment in its Prestwick Airport operations.
The move by GE Caledonian has been hailed as a major jobs boost for the area and safeguards the jobs of 300 of the firm's Prestwick workforce.
GE Caledonian will use Prestwick to maintain the new GEnx engine, scheduled to replace the CF6 engine and to power the new Boeing 787 Dreamliner and 747-8 aircraft.
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The company plans to build a new "test cell" building, capable of withstanding the engine's output of 84,000lbs of thrust.
Scotland's deputy enterprise minister Allan Wilson 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."
The Scottish Executive supported the company's investment with a Regional Selective Assistance grant of £5.6m.k
Source: Evening Times
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