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We (and by that i mean probably all UK staff) got emails before lunch with this. From past experiance they will do quite a bit to relocate or offer early retirment to those who want it.
In my 10 years iv not know many people just kicked out as it were by the company.
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Ex Dunsfold employee
ps, its 1100, not 111
In my 10 years iv not know many people just kicked out as it were by the company.
From
Ex Dunsfold employee
ps, its 1100, not 111
Lord Pikey said:
We (and by that i mean probably all UK staff) got emails before lunch with this. From past experiance they will do quite a bit to relocate or offer early retirment to those who want it.
In my 10 years iv not know many people just kicked out as it were by the company.
From
Ex Dunsfold employee
ps, its 1100, not 111
1,100 across the board and 111 at Farnborough - that's off their own website.In my 10 years iv not know many people just kicked out as it were by the company.
From
Ex Dunsfold employee
ps, its 1100, not 111
Its 1116 if we want to be technical.
I'm not going to copy paste from the company intranet for fear of being ass whupped by IT but Woodford's card has been marked since 2003.
Large portions of the site and buildings have already been cleared out as the JSF design work etc completed and really its only Nimrod left and there is not seen to be any future for the site after that. However, that means absolute closure cannot happen until PA12's delivery which means 2012.
What the news doesnt of course report is the subcon culls...
I'm not going to copy paste from the company intranet for fear of being ass whupped by IT but Woodford's card has been marked since 2003.
Large portions of the site and buildings have already been cleared out as the JSF design work etc completed and really its only Nimrod left and there is not seen to be any future for the site after that. However, that means absolute closure cannot happen until PA12's delivery which means 2012.
What the news doesnt of course report is the subcon culls...
Lord Pikey said:
Hello fellow BAe'er
[I'm subbie scum though...]Eric Mc said:
Has the Vulcan at Woodford been scrapped yet?
Nope, still sitting round the back next to the Avro House car park. In one hell of a state though, covered in moss etc. Imagine it'll be sold off before the site is shut.I'm curious what's being done with the pilot training simulators and all that jazz at the far end of the airfield.
mattviatura said:
Wonder if whoever buys it will mark the spot where that poor guy died in the Spitfire...
That Spitfire Mk XIVc (G-ALGT / RM689) is being rebuilt to flying condition. Started in 2004, completion date for mid/late next year. Fuselage and tail completed, Griffon installed, wings to complete.That's what I thought till I found this - http://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/3...
emicen said:
Lord Pikey said:
Hello fellow BAe'er
[I'm subbie scum though...]Eric Mc said:
Has the Vulcan at Woodford been scrapped yet?
Nope, still sitting round the back next to the Avro House car park. In one hell of a state though, covered in moss etc. Imagine it'll be sold off before the site is shut.I'm curious what's being done with the pilot training simulators and all that jazz at the far end of the airfield.
I'm very curious about what's going to happen to the Woodford site. The runway etc would make a great circuit if it weren't for all the houses around it!
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