Airbus

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Wales; North Wales; Flintshire and Wrexham
Location of affected unit(s)
Flintshire
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
30 - Manufacture of other transport equipment
30 - Manufacture of other transport equipment
250 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
23 March 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Airbus is to cut 250 agency jobs at its Flintshire plant in Wales. The cuts are blamed on a downturn in orders. Unions are in talks with the company in order to keep compulsory redundancies to a minimum. As of 23 March 2009 no date has been announced for the implementation of the job losses.

Sources

  • 23 March 2009: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Airbus, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 68609, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/68609.