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GKN - Engineering group benefiting from boom in civil aerospace

December 2013

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Whether you are filling your car with petrol or taking a flight to enjoy some winter sun you will probably be wincing at the relentless rise in energy costs and cursing the global shortage of crude oil. But this vexing problem has provided opportunities for GKN, a maker of specialist parts for the aerospace and automotive industries, which are designed to improve efficiency and reduce fuel consumption. GKN's outstanding growth area is in civil aerospace where it supplies engine structures and light titanium wing parts to Boeing and Airbus' next generation planes, the A-350 and Boeing 787. These aircraft produce lower emissions, better fuel consumption and are significantly roomier than their predecessors and demand from airlines has been ...

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