A NEW league table of the world's biggest aerospace firms includes three major East Lancashire employers.

British Aerospace is fourth in the Aerospace Top 100 compiled by Flight International Magazine, behind Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon.

Rolls-Royce is listed at number 13 and Hurel-Dubois, which has a major facility in Burnley, is at number 86.

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