Airbus decided to move some of the production process of the aircraft wings factory in Broughton, north Wales, England, to the aerospace companies of South Korea (ROK), Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI), Tuesday (01/10/2012).
According to a statement the EADS subsidiary, KAI believed to create panels of the wing to wing medium-range passenger jet Airbus A320. Final assembly of all parts of the wing is still being done in Broughton, which assembles artificial wings for all Airbus aircraft, including the A380 superjumbo.
A total of 200 staff affected by the transfer of this production, will be employed again in other parts factory in Broughton.
However, this decision immediately drew criticism from the British union.
"We have a lot of British companies who are ready, willing, and able to carry out the work for Airbus, but did not get a contract job. England is the largest manufacturer of aircraft wings in the world, but this contract melemahkah British position and provide our global competitors with advantages that are not needs to happen, "said Ian Waddell of the trade union Unite.
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