THERE were fresh concerns for jobs at the FLS Aerospace aircraft maintenance facility in Dublin yesterday following the takeover of the company.

Swiss company SR Technics has agreed to acquire rival FLS Aerospace from the Danish conglomerate FLS Industries.

MORE than 1,500 workers at FLS Aerospace, the former Team Aer Lingus aircraft maintenance operation at Dublin airport, were given a stay of execution yesterday when the company announced 420 job losses in Britain.

Denmark based FLS Aerospace, which employs 1,500 in Dublin, said today that a planned restructuring of its UK and Irish operations will result in a reduction of 8-10% in its workforce.

Denmark-based FLS Aerospace, which employs 1,500 in Dublin, is expected to announce today that it has been acquired by a new owner.

The Irish wing of aircraft maintenance specialist FLS Aerospace reported a loss of €4.3m, from January to September this year.

EDS Ireland has announced that it has completed stage two of an eight-year outsourcing contract with FLS Aerospace, which is valued at $3m (€3m) per year.

COMPANIES who operate in conjunction with CityJet handling airports throughout the country have been warned by the country’s biggest trade union that they face industrial action if they continue to do so.

TRAVELLERS passing through Dublin Airport may face serious disruption due to an industrial dispute.

An escalation of the CityJet baggage-handling dispute is on the cards as Aer Lingus, Aer Rianta, Servisair and FLS workers have indicated they want to play a more active role in supporting their colleagues.

RTE has become the third Irish company to announce lay-offs today, with 160 jobs expected to be lost across all divisions of the company.

The FLS aircraft maintenance facility at Dublin Airport has announced plans to lay off 150 workers.

An investigation was underway today at one of Britain’s busiest airports over claims that a journalist and photographer got into a passenger plane’s cockpit.