Welsh Conservative Russell George MS – the Shadow Minister for Business, Economy, and Infrastructure – commented on the latest news on the Airbus job losses, saying:
“The Covid-19 (Coronavirus) crisis has seen a massive reduction in the number of aircraft in operation over past months and, we might expect, for the foreseeable future. This has had an impact on new orders for aircraft, not just for Airbus, but its main competitor, Boeing, and others.
“Broughton has been shown to be more susceptible to this unprecedented downturn in the aviation industry because it supplies wings for the civil market, whereas Filton supplies the military sector.
“This is a devastating blow for not just Broughton, but also North Wales and across the border in England where some of these employees will live. There will also be significant impact upon those in the supply chain for the Broughton operation of Airbus.
“I echo what my colleague Paul Davies MS – the Leader of the Opposition in the Welsh Parliament – yesterday pledged, that he and the Welsh Conservatives will do all we can to deal with the impact of this and a number of recent major job losses in Wales, including working cross-party with the Labour-led Welsh Government.”