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| Airbus: David Cameron in Flintshire for A320 jobs deal | |
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| Prime Minister David Cameron has welcomed a major deal safeguarding 9,000 jobs announced at the Flintshire plant of plane-maker Airbus. | |
| On a visit to Broughton, Mr Cameron said the deal was "excellent news and a tremendous boost" for UK manufacturing. | |
| The company says a multibillion-pound order for 100 A320 planes from AirAsia will safeguard 1,500 Airbus jobs in the UK and 7,500 in its supply chain. | |
| The wings for its A320 series are made at the Flintshire factory. | |
| AirAsias's order is for 64 of the A320neo and 36 of the A320ceo aircraft. | |
| Mr Cameron said: "This is excellent news and a tremendous boost for the workforce and UK manufacturing. | Mr Cameron said: "This is excellent news and a tremendous boost for the workforce and UK manufacturing. |
| "Today's announcement demonstrates the strength of the UK aerospace sector and the important role it plays it growing and rebalancing our economy". | "Today's announcement demonstrates the strength of the UK aerospace sector and the important role it plays it growing and rebalancing our economy". |
| "This government will continue to back UK aerospace, cutting business taxes, investing in exports and working in partnership with the industry to ensure it is fully equipped to compete and thrive in the global race." | "This government will continue to back UK aerospace, cutting business taxes, investing in exports and working in partnership with the industry to ensure it is fully equipped to compete and thrive in the global race." |
| Last year, Mr Cameron paid tribute to Airbus workers, as he officially opened a new wings factory at Broughton. | Last year, Mr Cameron paid tribute to Airbus workers, as he officially opened a new wings factory at Broughton. |
| Confidence in workforce | |
| At the time he said the opening of the £400m North Factory underlined the confidence of Airbus in the company's British workforce. | |
| In April, during a visit to Indonesia, he announced a £326m deal to sell 11 Airbus A330 aircraft to airline Garuda Indonesia. | In April, during a visit to Indonesia, he announced a £326m deal to sell 11 Airbus A330 aircraft to airline Garuda Indonesia. |
| Mr Cameron toured the wing assembly plant on Thursday with AirAsia group chief executive officer, Tan Sri Dr Tony Fernandes. | |
| Dr Fernandes said: "The A320 has played a key role in our success, enabling us to offer our passengers the lowest fares possible and completely redefine short-haul travel in Asia." | |
| Tom Williams, senior UK representative of Airbus, said: "This order comes as a huge boost for the teams in Broughton and we are delighted to welcome the prime minister and the chief executive of AirAsia to the plant to see the skills and expertise of the team in action today." | |
| News of the announcement comes a day after latest figures show unemployment in Wales has fallen by 15,000 to 117,000. | |
| It follows the trend across the rest of the UK, where the jobless total fell by 82,000 in the three months to October. | It follows the trend across the rest of the UK, where the jobless total fell by 82,000 in the three months to October. |