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04/12/2012
1000 Jobs For Shannon Dependent On Independence
Some 1000 jobs are expected to announced in the aviation sector as Shannon Airport prepares to become a totally independent by the end of the year.
Last May the government announced that Shannon would separate from Dublin Airport Authority, with Shannon Airport and Shannon Development becoming a new commercial entity in public ownership.
An aviation business development taskforce, headed by former Shannon Airport board member Rose Hynes, has been working towards making Shannon independent.
It is understood that the taskforce has received investment commitments from two businesses, based in the aviation and aircraft maintenance sector, which could bring 850 jobs to Shannon in three years and a further 150 in five years.
However the commitments are based on Shannon being an independent commercial entity and unions have said that the current 220 jobs at Shannon could be at risk if the investment plans do not materialise.
SIPTU have described the plan as “unrealistically ambitious”.
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Last May the government announced that Shannon would separate from Dublin Airport Authority, with Shannon Airport and Shannon Development becoming a new commercial entity in public ownership.
An aviation business development taskforce, headed by former Shannon Airport board member Rose Hynes, has been working towards making Shannon independent.
It is understood that the taskforce has received investment commitments from two businesses, based in the aviation and aircraft maintenance sector, which could bring 850 jobs to Shannon in three years and a further 150 in five years.
However the commitments are based on Shannon being an independent commercial entity and unions have said that the current 220 jobs at Shannon could be at risk if the investment plans do not materialise.
SIPTU have described the plan as “unrealistically ambitious”.
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