Workers union Unite warned that the North West is in danger of losing thousands of high-skilled jobs as the aerospace sector struggles through the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 13,000 jobs have been lost across the UK in recent weeks. These include Rolls-Royce and Safran Nacelles in Lancashire, as well as yesterday's news that Airbus will make 1,435 redundancies from its Broughton site.
The union estimates that 22,400 North West workers are employed by 260 companies operating in the aerospace sector, which is worth £1.7bn annually to the region.
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