Retiring Australia's Taipan helicopters will cost 400 local jobs, manufacturer says
  • 7 months ago
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The European Producer President says that after an early retirement of MRH-90 Taipan helicopters, approximately 400 Australian aviation support workers are faced with surplus. Lock Points Taipan manufacturer says that early retirement of the plane will immediately affect aviation and space support employees. Taipan manufacturer says that the retirement of the plane will immediately affect aviation and space support workers, Australia defense says that it works with industry partners to support them through this transition The Australian defense says that this transition defense minister is working with the industry partners to support them. The decision comes after one of the Taipans collapsed in Queensland's military training exercise in Whitsundays and kills four defense staff. NHDustrIES President Axel Alocio said that support networks will no longer be needed as a result of the fleet withdrawal. "Immediately concern is support about 400 workers to be affected by this decision in Australian aviation and space, because we were organizing ourselves support the Australian fleet until the end of next year."Said. "With the decision to foresee the withdrawal of NH90 for a year, this will immediately affect 400 workers to be made unnecessary." A spokesman for the Australian Defense Ministry "MRH-90 Taipan Labor is very talented and is working with industry partners to ensure that they are supported during the transition period." Meanwhile, Mr. Aloccio denied concerns that the helicopters were connected to a security problem after the accident in Whitsundays. "At this stage of the investigation, a certain technical problem was not detected and we do not believe that the security of NH90 is in danger," he said. Australia's decision to fly Taipans early is the latest setback for the European NH90 program after explaining plans to cancel Norway and Swedish purchases. The investigation into the Taipan accident led by Australia will take until 2024. He continued "Given that we will retire the plane at the end of next year, now there is no world to fly Taipans again." The Taipan fleet was grounded several times past, including an incident March, when 10 ADF staff was forced to enter the water Gulf of Jervis New South Wavler. Mr Marles said on Friday, the first of the 40 Kara Sahin will replace Taipans, he said. Shadow Foreign Minister Simon Birmingham said that on Friday, the coalition supports Sky News and the transition to Black Hawks.
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