# Spirit AeroSystems opens aerospace facility in Prestwick

Spirit AeroSystems opened a new manufacturing facility in Prestwick, Scotland, to produce spoiler wing components for Airbus A320 aircraft, creating over 100 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2020-02-28
- Where: Prestwick, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Value: $28.5M (22.0M GBP)
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: 28 Feb 2020
- Status: completed
- Capacity: approximately 700 aircraft and 7,000 spoilers annually
- Products: spoiler wing components, composite material
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Spirit AeroSystems](https://endata.com/companies/16652.md)
- [Airbus](https://endata.com/companies/1653.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [gov.scot](https://www.gov.scot/news/new-aerospace-facility-for-prestwick/), 2020-02-28: "The Spirit AeroSystems site will produce spoiler wing components for Airbus’ A320 aircraft using leading edge automation technology, creating more than 100 jobs."
- [bbc.co.uk](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-51673341), 2020-02-28: "Today's opening provides Prestwick with a world-class composite manufacturing facility and increases Spirit's ability to secure additional work on the next generation of greener aircraft."
- [bbc.com](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-51673341), 2020-02-28: "Today's opening provides Prestwick with a world-class composite manufacturing facility and increases Spirit's ability to secure additional work on the next generation of greener aircraft."
- [insider.co.uk](https://www.insider.co.uk/news/new-22-million-spirit-aerosystems-21598345), 2020-02-28: "This new facility opened by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will make components for spoilers on the wings of the Airbus A320 aircraft."
- [zenoot.com](https://zenoot.com/2020/03/02/spirit-aerosystems-opens-new-manufacturing-facility/), 2020-03-02: "The opening of this new facility is part of Spirit's journey to become a leader in advanced out of autoclave composite technology."
- [pesmedia.com](https://www.pesmedia.com/spirit-aerosystems-prestwick-a320-spoiler-030320), 2020-03-03: "This new facility allows us to utilise innovative technologies like the Spirit-developed Resin Transfer Molding (RTM) solution to better meet the needs of our customer."

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