Up to 3,000 workers at the Leonardo Helicopters facility in Yeovil face the risk of losing their jobs, highlighting the significant human impact of delays affecting the UK's only complete helicopter design and manufacturing capability.
This kind of support of industry is not uncommon. Our competitors get two or three times what we get. It is a competitive world and you need to think about that. Narrowbody is the single biggest opportunity in a generation. It is natural for the UK government to support it.
Starbase, a sprawling launch-and-manufacturing site, logged injury rates almost six times higher than the average for comparable space vehicle manufacturing outfits and nearly three times higher than aerospace manufacturing.