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<p>Before the impact of COVID-19, the UK aviation sector directly employed around
230,000 jobs (130,000 in air transport and 100,000 in aerospace). Following the sharp
contraction in aviation demand as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, employment in
the UK aviation sector has been significantly impacted.</p><p>Workers in the aviation
sector are being supported by the unprecedented economic measures we have put in place,
including the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. At least 50,000 airline and aerospace
employees have been furloughed using the scheme. However, British Airways, Virgin
Atlantic, easyJet, Rolls Royce and John Menzies are among UK aviation companies that
have announced plans for tens of thousands of redundancies.</p><p>Government is continuing
to monitor the impact on employment within the UK aviation sector, and as we now begin
to re-open the economy, it is right that state support is slowly reduced and the focus
shifts to getting furloughed employees back to work.</p>
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