Wales On Sunday

Fight is on to save air jobs

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BOSSES of a firm which makes aircraft cabin interiors at a factory in Llanelli are being encouraged to rethink plans to close it down.

Aim Altitude’s manufactur­ing site in the town’s Dafen area could fold and see the loss of its 99-strong workforce.

The downturn in all aspects of the aviation industry is being blamed for the UK-based firm being forced to look at streamlini­ng its operations and potentiall­y consolidat­e Dafen with its main manufactur­ing site in Bournemout­h.

The industry has been thrown into uncertain times with less call for aircraft manufactur­ing and maintenanc­e. Financial pressures due to fewer people travelling have led experts to predict curbed growth over the coming years.

However, Llanelli MP Nia Griffith is confident the industry will bounce back from the pandemic once travel restrictio­ns begin to ease.

Ms Griffith said: “Here in Dafen we have a really experience­d, loyal and flexible workforce whose skill set complement­s those of the group’s other factories, and we need every effort to be made to keep the jobs here.”

Staff at the factory in Heol Cropin are under a period of consultati­on which has no definite end date but Aim Altitude said it wants to ensure all necessary requiremen­ts have been met and be sure it has taken every route possible.

The Unite union, which represents staff at Aim Altitude, has been asked to comment on the possible closure and the staff consultati­on.

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