In short, while there remain significant challenges ahead, the UKI has a firm foundation in a strong aerospace sector that is still number two in the world. The effect of Brexit in many cases - whether it is airline fundamentals, engineering skills gap, or the need for long-term R&D might be said not to have caused these issues, but to have amplified and exacerbated existing challenges that the UK aerospace sector already faces. Despite the uncharted territory ahead, the focus must now turn to making Brexit into a real opportunity.
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