Air India's "landmark" contracts to buy hundreds of Airbus and Boeing aircraft will be "momentous" for the UK, according to the government in London.
The deals will "support and create new highly skilled jobs in Wales and Derbyshire, helping to boost exports, grow the economy", according to the government, which expects "a significant portion of the manufacturing process" to be done in the UK.
"The [Airbus] wings will be designed in Filton, and assembled in Broughton – which is expected to bring an additional 450 manufacturing jobs and more than £100m of investment to Wales. The large A350 aircraft are exclusively powered by Rolls-Royce XWB engines, which are assembled and tested in Derby, " the government said,
“This landmark deal between Air India, Airbus and Rolls-Royce demonstrates that the sky’s the limit for the UK’s thriving aerospace sector," Sunak said.
Business and trade secretary Kemi Badenoch described the Air India contracts as " a shot in the arm for UK exports as we aim to sell £1 trillion of goods and services a year to the world by the end of the decade" and as the UK and India attempt to negotiate a trade agreement.