Social plans are increasing in the aeronautics sector, hard hit by the health crisis and the drop in air traffic. Thursday, it is the equipment supplier Figeac Aéro, in the Lot, which announced a plan to safeguard jobs concerning more than 300 jobs in its factory in Figeac.
The planes being nailed to the ground for several months, the production rates of the main manufacturers have been reduced, "especially on long-haul aircraft, such as the A350", penalizing the activity of the Lotoise company, explains a press release from the group. , forced "to undertake a major reorganization of Figeac Aéro in France".
Nearly 320 jobs out of the 966 of the Figeac site are threatened
Nearly 320 jobs out of the 966 at the Figeac site, which represents more than 70% of the group's turnover, are thus threatened. The process of information and consultation with the social partners has started, providing for the first departures from January 2021. Despite a loan guaranteed by the State of 80 million euros, the group "does not exclude others measures at other group sites ”.
The equipment manufacturer, already impacted by the Boeing 737 Max crisis, posted a net loss of almost 14 million euros for its 2019-2020 fiscal year ended at the end of March. At the beginning of the week, the Toulouse-based company Liebherr Aerospace also announced a plan of around 100 voluntary departures among the 1,500 employees.
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