Boeing UK

Boeing United Kingdom Ltd.
	Boeing Flight Services in Crawley
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Aerospace
Founded	17 January 2002
Headquarters	London, England, UK
Area served	United Kingdom, Ireland
Key people	Martin Donnelly (managing director);
Services	Support solutions; Flight simulators; Aircraft maintenance; IT services; Aircraft parts production;
Number of employees	~2,500 (15 April 2019)
Parent	Boeing
Divisions	Boeing Sheffield; Boeing Commercial Aviation Services Europe; Boeing Flight Services; Boeing Technical Services;
Website	www.boeing.co.uk

Boeing United Kingdom Limited (/ˈboʊ.ɪŋ/; or simply Boeing UK) is a subsidiary of Boeing that operates in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

The managing director of Boeing UK & Ireland is Sir Martin Donnelly, a former British civil servant, who is also president of Boeing Europe. Donnelly succeeded Sir Michael Arthur who had been in the roles since 2014 after he was appointed president of Boeing International. 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.

Boeing UK engages in educational projects related to aerospace, working alongside charity partners such as the Royal Aeronautical Society, The Air League and Royal Air Force. 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.

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