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From 2028, a 7,685-square-metre Wellcamp facility will retain full strip, repaint and corrosion-protection work currently sent offshore. The project promises 150 skilled operational positions, 600 construction roles and apprenticeships supporting sovereign aviation sustainment.Learning Outcomes
- Analyse sovereign benefits from retaining aircraft refinishing work domestically.
- Evaluate workforce and supply-chain outcomes from the Wellcamp facility.
- Examine refinishing capabilities supporting wide-body and narrow-body aircraft.