The UK's world famous aircraft manufacturing industry gradually ground to a halt in the early 2000s. Over the years some classic airliners have left the various production lines with the final types coming from British Aerospace - itself the result of decades of company mergers. Most BAe types were infamous for one reason or another - the 146 a successful quiet STOL jet airliner, the Jetstream 31 brought new levels of comfort to the 19 seat market and the ATP...was just the ATP.
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