Fired for Airbus safety warning
AN Airbus engineer was sacked after raising concerns about safety procedures at the company's North Wales wing factory.
Philip Coombes was dismissed for gross misconduct after passing his concerns to the Civil Aviation Authority.
Airbus, which employs more than 6,000 people at its Broughton wing factory, yesterday said the safety issues were investigated and it was found there was "no cause for concern".
In a letter to Mr Coombes, the company alleged he went to the CAA in "bad faith".
But Mr Coombes yesterday claimed he acted in the public interest and is taking the company to an employment tribunal alleging unfair dismissal.
The 56-year-old, from Llansannan, in Denbighshire, claimed a row broke out over a faulty bracket discovered on a wing just a month after he started as an audit engineer at the Flintshire-based factory.
Mr Coombes said he and a colleague were asked to carry out an investigation into the failure.
Mr Coombes, who previously worked in the military and private aircraft industry, claimed the company failed to act on his serious concerns.
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