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Boeing UK or Boeing UK & Ireland[note 1] (/ˈboʊ.ɪŋ/; officially Boeing United Kingdom Limited) is a subsidiary of the American multinational aerospace corporation The Boeing Company that operates in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Founded | January 17, 2002; 22 years ago (2002-01-17)[1] |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Great Britain, Ireland |
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Number of employees | ~2,500 (April 15, 2019)[2][3] |
Parent | The Boeing Company |
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Website | www |
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The managing director of Boeing UK & Ireland is Sir Martin Donnelly, a former British civil servant, who is also president of Boeing Europe.[4][5][6] Martin succeeded Sir Michael Arthur who had been in the roles since 2014 after he was appointed president of Boeing International.[7][8] Boeing UK has approximately 2,500 employees accounting for 54% of Boeing’s European workforce. 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.[3]
Boeing UK engages in educational projects related to aerospace, working alongside charity partners such as the Royal Aeronautical Society,[9] The Air League and Royal Air Force.[3] Outside of aerospace, Boeing UK has supported charities such as the Earth Restoration Service, The Prince's Trust and the Royal Academy of Engineering, funding environmental programmes and STEM-based projects. Boeing UK has more than 200 UK suppliers and strategic partnerships with six universities across the country: Bristol, Cambridge, Cranfield, Sheffield, Southampton and Strathclyde.[2]