UK carrier BMI is to shed up to 30% of its engineering workforce by consolidating its maintenance operation at three bases, each of which will focus on a particular fleet type within the airline.
From March it will concentrate Airbus maintenance at London Heathrow, while its Boeing 737s – operated by low-fare arm Bmibaby – will be maintained at Nottingham East Midlands airport. Engineering for the airline’s Embraer regional jets will remain at Aberdeen.
The move will lead to the loss of up to 185 jobs from BMI’s 650-strong engineering workforce. But the carrier hopes that the creation of 20 additional positions at Heathrow, plus voluntary redundancies, will mean it will ultimately have to axe fewer than 100 staff.
Source: Flight International
