Airbus promises to hire 1,500 people in France before summer

Airbus promises to hire 1,500 people in France before summer

The European aircraft maker said Thursday that Airbus plans to recruit 1,500 people to France by the end of June 2022, including 800 in Toulouse, up from the 6,000 announced last January.

The group said the aircraft maker intends to recruit 1,500 people in Germany, 750 in the United Kingdom, 750 in Spain and 1,500 in the rest of the world.

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“In addition to these 1,500 recruits in France, there will also be 1,500 temporary workers and 1,500 interns and work-study trainees,” said Airbus’ human resources director for France, Michiel Butterbach. midi dispatch, The aircraft maker says it will review its hiring needs at the end of the first half, probably on the rise.

These pertain to all activities of the hiring group (commercial aircraft, defense and space, helicopters). On 19 January, the group announced the recruitment of about 6,000 people in the first half of 2022 and a re-evaluation of its needs during the year, especially to support the ramp-up of its production after the Covid crisis. -19.

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The paralysis of air traffic at the start of the pandemic plunged the aeronautical sector into a serious crisis, forcing Airbus to cut its rates by 40% from April 2020 and announce 15,000 job cuts.

This figure was eventually revised downwards, especially thanks to public aid such as partial unemployment schemes established in France or Germany, the main countries where the aircraft manufacturer is established.

Ultimately, the group’s workforce fell from 135,000 at the end of 2019 to about 126,500 at the end of 2021.

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