Thirty-five people will be made redundant at Aircraft Services Bermuda Ltd (ASB) following the closure of certain parts of the company's airport operations, parent company Bermuda Aviation Services (BAS) announced this morning.ASB's commercial aircraft ramp operations, passenger and check-in services and aircraft technical services will all shut and the company is negotiating the sale of its related equipment, BAS said in a statement.The closures, which come into effect on August 31, are due to financial pressure from commercial airlines looking to contain costs and the impact of competition.“These are business segments that ASB operated on a thin or sub-marginal basis as it was a broader corporate objective to keep Bermudians employed,” read the statement.“Whilst we are appreciative of Government's intent to encourage competition in the aviation handling service sector, BAS has always held the view that Bermuda, as a jurisdiction, is too small for multiple service providers.”