'Dozens' of redundancies at Edinburgh and Glasgow Airport fuel tanker firm

Unite the Union have warned of the job losses at North Air.

Unite Scotland has today (1 July) warned that dozens of workers employed by North Air face redundancy at Edinburgh and Glasgow Airports.

‘Dozens’ of jobs at the fuel tanker company North Air look set to be lost at both Edinburgh and Glasgow Airports in another blow to the ailing Scottish aviation industry.

Unite the Union warned of the job losses at North Air today (July 1) and said the fuel tanker company which services aircrafts at both of Scotland’s biggest airports will reduce its operations.

Job losses of more than 30 per cent in Edinburgh and more than 25 per cent in Glasgow are expected, the union warned.

Pat McIlvogue, Unite regional industrial officer, said in response to the proposed redundancies at North Air that the company had “unilaterally” broken off negotiations with the union.

He said: “North Air has worked constructively with Unite up until this point by using the UK Government’s job retention scheme. However, the company has unilaterally decided to break from this approach and it has issued redundancy notices affecting up to thirty per cent of their workforce at Edinburgh Airport and more than 25 per cent at Glasgow Airport.”

“It’s the latest domino to fall in the industry and thousands of jobs are hanging by a thread. Unite fully understands the situation facing civil aviation and that’s why we have written to the First Minister last week for the second time demanding a coordinated national response so that we can safeguard thousands of Scottish jobs.”

The union said it is involved in redundancy consultations effecting more than 1,000 jobs at Edinburgh Airport, 500 jobs at Glasgow Airport and more than 100 jobs at Aberdeen Airport as the aviation industry continues to struggle with plummeting passenger numbers.

North Air have been contacted for comment.