Job cuts loom at aerospace group

Global aerospace group Safran Nacelles is consulting its Burnley workforce on a proposed redundancy programme as the impact of the coronavirus crisis hits the aviation sector hard.

It is believed up to a third of the 750 jobs at the plant could be lost. Consultation with the workforce began earlier this month.

Manufacturing firm Rolls-Royce, which operates two sites in Lancashire, has also announced it is to cut 9,000 jobs from its global operations in reaction to the airline industry’s growing coronavirus-related struggles.

It manufactures parts for aero engines from two sites in Barnoldswick, employing more than 1,000 staff and has invested more than £150m in upgrades to its production capacity over the last decade.