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Massive job losses in Belfast as aircraft manufacturer Bombardier announces that it’s to let go almost 500 people




Very disappointing news on the jobs front this afternoon, as aircraft manufacturer Bombardier has announced up to 500 redundancies.

The Bombardier facility, sited in east Belfast, has been operating on a knife’s edge for some time. Now, the company has confirmed that 490 people are to lose their jobs there.

The redundancies will occur on a phased basis between February and March of 2019.

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