One of Northern Ireland's main aerospace companies, Bombardier, is to cut almost 400 jobs.

It will affect permanent staff and temporary workers and will fall across the Belfast-based business.

The company is ending 300 temporary and contract roles. It is also looking for 90 employees to take redundancy.

Bombardier produces wings and other parts. The firm says all areas of the company will be affected by the cuts.

The job loses are part of an organisational restructuring - announced back in July - of its global aerospace operations.

"Over the past four years, we have increased our total workforce by over 1,200, primarily through our complementary labour force, but unfortunately we now need to reduce our workforce levels," Bombardier said in a statement.

"We deeply regret the impact this will have on those affected and their families," it added.

As a result of the restructuring, the Belfast site will now form part of a new aerostructures and engineering services business, which will specialise in the design and development of composite and metallic structures - including wings, fuselages and engine nacelles.

The company currently employs 6,300 people in Belfast - 5,000 permanent and some 1,300 contractors.