Type
Business expansion
Country
Austria
Region
Ostösterreich; Niederösterreich; Wiener Umland/Südteil
Location of affected unit(s)
Wiener Neustadt
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture For Transport Equipment
Manufacture Of Other Transport Equipment
30.3 - Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery

100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
4 February 2019
Employment effect (start)
4 February 2019
Foreseen end date
31 December 2019

Description

Diamond Aircraft, based in Wiener Neustadt (Lower Austria), is expanding the manufacturing of light-weight aircrafts creating between 100 and 200 new jobs by the end of 2019. The company expects to be able to increase the annual production from currently 90 aircrafts to 200. New staff is not only required for production but also in research and development, the sales department and administration. Together with the Public Employment Service, Diamond Aircraft organised a public application day for potential new employees.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2019), Diamond Aircraft Austria, Business expansion in Austria, factsheet number 96641, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/96641.