GKN Jobs At Risk After Loss Of AW159 Work

Credit: Leonardo
LONDON—British aerostructures and component supplier GKN says jobs and the viability of its site at Yeovil, England, have been put at risk after Leonardo Helicopters decided to take work on the AW159 Wildcat military utility helicopter in-house. GKN, which builds the airframe of the Wildcat, sent...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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