Oral Evidence: Defence Spending in Northern - HC 524

Since we wrote the report that the Committee has seen, there have been some major changes. As far as Spirit is concerned, the trouble with Boeing in the United States and the door plug has had a ripple effect across the Atlantic. Its future ownership, though not its future business, has been thrown into some doubt because Boeing are thinking of buying back Spirit. Nearly all Spirit’s business in Northern Ireland is with Airbus. Airbus is the big rival of Boeing. The supposition in the media is that Spirit perhaps will be taken over by Airbus, but that is all very much uncertain. That is a disruptive factor for the people that are in Spirit and looking to steer its future....