Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Dublin and County Meath
Sector
Manufacturing
Repair And Installation Of Machinery And Equipment
Repair And Installation Of Machinery And Equipment
33.16 - Repair and maintenance of aircraft and spacecraft

106 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
21 November 2022
Employment effect (start)
21 November 2022
Foreseen end date
31 May 2023

Description

Aircraft repair and maintenance company, Dublin Aerospace, has announced it will will create 106 new jobs over the next 3 - 6 months, for its operations in Dublin and Meath. The company is looking for fitter-turners, toolmakers, technicians and mechanics, sheet-metal workers, panel beaters, as engineers for its Dublin Airport Hangar Complex. Successful candidates will receive in-depth training and mentorship programmes.

The company also announced an immediate 19% increase in employees’ guaranteed basic pay, with a further 6% increase in 2023, together with additional benefits including an increase in pension contributions, annual leave and continuation of the profit-share scheme for employees.

Founded in 2009, Dublin Aerospace maintains and repairs Airbus and Boeing for airline clients in Ireland. The company also has a subsidiary, Exeter Aerospace, specialising in regional planes. 

Previous restructuring events have been recorded in the Database for Dublin Aerospace, having expanded their workforce in 2017 (Dublin Aerospace-2017-IE), and in 2011 (Dublin Aerospace-2011-IE). 


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2022), Dublin Aerospace, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 107894, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/107894.