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Pratt & Whitney Canada to cut 410 workers by end of 2010

Friday October 2, 2009

Pratt & Whitney Canada said it will cut 250 employees by year end and additional 160 workers next year in order "to align with a projected decline in customer demand and weakness in the global aerospace market with no signs of a recovery in 2010." President John Saabas described the job reductions as necessary owing to "difficult times," adding, "We need to make strategic decisions and structural changes to remain competitive and preserve our future in the face of continuing economic headwinds." P&WC said it will consolidate its activities into "three key strategic manufacturing and aftermarket facilities" in Quebec: Its headquarters and manufacturing/research and development facility in Longueuil, its service center in St. Hubert and its Mirabel Aerospace Centre, the future home of parent company Pratt & Whitney's global flight test operations and of final assembly and testing of PW1524G engines for Bombardier's CSeries and the PW800 engine family.

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