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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Other Transport Equipment 30 - Manufacture of other transport equipment
400 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
29 June 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Aircraft and aircraft engine manufacturer Ogma has announced that it is to create 400 new jobs by 2013. Ogma recently signed some new contracts with helicopter manufacturer Eurocopter and aircraft manufacturer Embraer. As of June 2008, there is no information on when either employment will commence or the new jobs will be created by.
With a workforce of 1,720 employees, Ogma is a specialist in component maintenance for military aviation; however, the company is now investing in commercial aviation.
Sources
29 June 2008: Jornal de NotÃcias
Citation
Eurofound (2008), OGMA, Business expansion in Portugal, factsheet number 66863, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66863.
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