Type
Business expansion
Country
Italy
Region
Nord Ovest; Piemonte; Torino
Location of affected unit(s)
Torino
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture For Transport Equipment
Manufacture Of Other Transport Equipment
30 - Manufacture of other transport equipment

186 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
5 February 2007
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2006
Foreseen end date
1 January 2007

Description

Alenia Aeronautica is a major European player in the aerospace industry and the Italian leader in aeronautics. It designs and produces high-performance combat aircraft, military air lifters, special mission aircraft and commercial airliners and offers global customer service. Alenia Aeronautica is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Finmeccanica, the Italian advanced technology group that is among the world's top 10 players in the aerospace, defence and security markets. It has around 11,200 workers employed in 11 plants located all over Italy.

Alenia has its headquarters and two plants in Turin. During the presentation of the economic results of 2006, the company announced that it had hired 186 workers in 2006: 116 with open-ended contracts and 70 with apprenticeship contracts. Moreover, the company envisages further employment creation in upcoming years.


Sources

  • 6 February 2007: La Stampa

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Alenia Aeronautica, Business expansion in Italy, factsheet number 64927, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/64927.