Covid-19 impact leaves 60 jobs at risk at Collins Aerospace in Leighton Buzzard

The company, which creates parts for the aviation industry, has begun consultations over the redundancies at its site in Grovebury Road.

But the firm has denied it is closing the Leighton Buzzard plant altogether, and has stated workers can apply for voluntary redunancy with extra benefits.

A Rockwell Collins spokesman said: "Collins Aerospace has made the difficult decision to begin consultations on redundancy with employees and their representatives in our Leighton Buzzard facility.

"The unprecedented impact of Covid-19 has significantly reduced production volumes in commercial aviation and means that we now have to align our business operations and strategy with current demand. We understand this creates a difficult situation for our employees and we are committed to helping them through this transition.

"This is a critical step to ensuring that Collins Aerospace emerges strong once this crisis is contained."