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Aircraft: Manufacturing Industries

Asked by Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 28 March 2025UIN 39418

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had recent discussions with Boeing on the potential impact of technological advances in airplane manufacturing on travel times between London and the US.

Answered by Mike Kane

The Secretary of State for Transport has not met individually with Boeing since taking up the post. A representative of Boeing joined the Secretary of State and other Ministers at a meeting of the Jet Zero Taskforce in December 2024.

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