Bombardier to cut 7,000 jobs worldwide

 

Canadian plane and train maker Bombardier will cut its workforce by about 7,000 over the next two years, it has said.

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losses will be partially offset by hiring for the production of its CSeries commercial jets, it said.

It is cutting 580 jobs from its Northern Ireland operation this year and potentially a further 500 next year.

Bombardier is Northern Ireland's largest manufacturing employer.