View Full Version : BAe To close Woodford after MRA.4s
Gainesy
15th Sep 2009, 11:32
Just announced.
BAe Systems to cut 1,116 jobs and Cheshire close site - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/6192540/BAe-Systems-to-cut-1116-jobs-and-Cheshire-close-site.html)
GalleyTeapot
15th Sep 2009, 11:40
This isn't new, its been known for a long time.
ZH875
15th Sep 2009, 11:46
So the longer the MRA4 takes to get into service, the longer Woodford remains open.....
PPRuNeUser0139
15th Sep 2009, 11:59
Nimrod 2020 anyone?
1.3VStall
16th Sep 2009, 09:09
Another airfield closing and another runway lost forever. How sad!
vecvechookattack
16th Sep 2009, 17:47
The airfield isn't closing.....the runway will still be there...
Pontius Navigator
16th Sep 2009, 19:06
ZH, you cynic.
The B Word
16th Sep 2009, 20:26
Never mind t'British Waste'O'Space...I can't believe no-one has mentioned the loss of the annual Bredbury Hall extravaganza. Now that will be a great loss :(
Many happy memories of "Bredders" though :ok:
TorqueOfTheDevil
17th Sep 2009, 09:10
It could be worse...at least the implication is that MRA4 production will continue as planned. In this day and age, that's worth having.
"BAe to close Woodford before MRA4s", anyone?:eek:
Evanelpus
17th Sep 2009, 10:32
The airfield isn't closing.....the runway will still be there...
Same happened at Hatfield until it was announced that the aggregate underneath the runway was worth more as aggregate than the runway was to the airfield. The rest is history. Drove past the old place a couple of weeks ago and almost didn't recognise the place. It's a souless collection of business park premisses and housing.....so sad but heritage means sos all these days, it's all about making a buck.
GOLF_BRAVO_ZULU
21st Sep 2009, 14:32
They won’t find much valuable aggregate under Woodford aerodrome; it’s built on a bog. I wonder if flood water still lifts the Flight Shed manhole covers after heavy rain.
EnigmAviation
22nd Sep 2009, 14:15
Woodford airfeild stands in absolute prime NE Cheshire housing territory for the exclusive use of the nouveau riche - just wait until Bob the builder starts to bid for the land -it'll be the bigeest profit BAe have made in years - far better than making aeroplanes !!
Very sad nonetheless and there will go lots of aviation heritage !
As I said elsewhere.....
Sadly the writings been on the wall for a number of years:hmm: The British Aircraft Industry - death by a thousand cuts:ugh:
BAe has been in the "real estate" business for many years - as you say far better than making aeroplanes it seems...
Read:-
Hatfield.
Weybridge.
Kingston.
Dunsfold.
Hurn.
Have I missed any...:confused: (Oh yes I did Chadderton:sad:)and they don't own Filton now, isn't that GKN & what of Chester...
Oh well we'll just let the Brazilians, French and Canadians along with the "Yanks" build aeroplanes hey:hmm:
Jackonicko
22nd Sep 2009, 20:18
Radlett?
Holme on Spalding Moor?
green granite
22nd Sep 2009, 20:42
Brough? .......................
Ah yes....and what of Salmesbury??.....It's a sorry tale, anymore for anymore:sad:
The B Word
22nd Sep 2009, 21:42
A large part of Eastleigh belonged to Supermarine - now its Southampton Airport and Supermarine belongs to an Australian in Australia (in name at least)...
Supermarine Aircraft - Spitfire (http://www.supermarineaircraft.com/)
pr00ne
22nd Sep 2009, 23:02
PFR,
What of Samlesbury you say? You mean that 351 acre state of the art manufacturing complex where thousands of people manufacture and assemble Typhoon and F-35 sub assemblies, amongst other things, utilising some of the world's most advanced composite forming and machining and fabrication manufacturing facilities?
Yeah, REAL sorry tale that one.
Death by a thousand cuts? Then how come that the UK has the second largest aerospace industry on the planet?
There's a LOT more to aerospace than assembling airliners you know.
Jig Peter
23rd Sep 2009, 12:28
Even if ex-deH/BAe Chester/Hawarden/Broughton isn't on BAe's books any more, it's still (if mmory serves) the oldest site in Europe which has continuously produced aircacft (and now big bits of). Which is saying something, right?
641st
23rd Sep 2009, 13:50
Not much of Prestwick (Regional Aircraft) left, & if BAE have their way what's left won't be for much longer.
I'm pleased for you pr00ne - but what of civil a/c manufacture?...and not state funded military a/c programmes - how much revenue does it generate in overseas sales? Including your "second largest aerospace industry on the planet":hmm: Will Typhoon generate enough overseas export sales to cover its developments costs or for that matter the Nimrod MR4, that'd take some doing:}
pr00ne
23rd Sep 2009, 20:02
641st,
BAES sold the bulk of the Prestwick site to Spirit Aerosystems, where about 700 people manufacture wing components for Boeing and Airbus and many components of the Hawker800XP.
PFR,
How much revenue does civil a/c manufacture generate in overseas sales?
Simple, Billions!
EVERY Airbus airliner wing is designed, engineered, manufactured and assembled in the UK, along with undercarriage and fuel systems. Numerous other suppliers to Airbus and Boeing provide key and state of the art systems, sub assemblies and components. Add Rolls Royce engines and 60% of an A380 is of UK origin.
35% of the Boeing 787 is designed and manufactured by UK Aerospace companies.
Rolls-Royce supply civil engines to all of the world's major airlines and are a global leader.
Shorts employ thousands and generate enormous revenues with wing and fuselage design and manufacture for Bombardier airliners and things such as Learjet fuselage manufacture and design.