The aircraft will be partly assembled at the company’s Samlesbury site and will help to sustain 6,000 high technology and engineering jobs across the county. Manufacture will begin in 2014 with delivery expected in 2017.
Prime Minister David Cameron welcomed the news, saying: “Boosting exports is vital for economic growth and that's why I'm doing all I can to promote British business in the fastest-growing markets so they can thrive in the global race.
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