Flying high: The UK aerospace sector is playing host to many success stories. Jon Excell and Stuart Nathan survey the scene

摘要

Imagine an industry that has defied the worst economic downturn in living memory and continued to grow; an industry that designs and manufactures the most advanced pieces of some of the world's most-talked-about feats of engineering; an industry with a bright present and a plan for the future; and an industry that's internationally recognised as being one of the best in the world. While this might sound to some like a frustrating blueprint for everything the UK has lost, its buoyant aerospace sector ticks all of these boxes and many more.