BAE Systems Regional Aircraft produced the last fully UK-built airliner in November 2001 and owned by
BAE Systems
BAE Systems plc is a British Multinational corporation, multinational Aerospace industry, aerospace, military technology, military and information security company, based in London. It is the largest manufacturer in Britain as of 2017. It is ...
, the
Avro RJX (formerly the BAE 146). While this business unit no longer manufactures commercial
regional airliners, it continues to lease aircraft and provide support, spares, and training for its legacy products:
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Avro RJ/BAE 146 family
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BAe ATP
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Jetstream
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BAe 748
The decision to end the production of the Avro RJ series was taken following the sharp downturn in aircraft sales following the
September 11, 2001 attacks.
British Aerospace (BAE's predecessor) had already left the corporate jet market in 1993, with the sale of British Aerospace Corporate Jets Ltd. (producers of the mid-sized
British Aerospace BAe 125 line) to
Raytheon, but had maintained the regional jet division. Its remaining commercial
aerostructures manufacturing business was sold to
Spirit AeroSystems in 2006. Regional Aircraft's headquarters are located at
Prestwick International Airport.
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