- Airbus SE (OTC:EADSF) (OTC:EADSY) is prepared to hire more than 13,000 people globally in 2023 to support its commercial aircraft ramp-up and meet challenges in defense, space, and helicopters.
- Around 7,000 of these will be newly created posts across the company.
- This new global hiring drive will emphasize technical and manufacturing profiles and the acquisition of new skills supporting the company's long-term vision in new energies, cyber and digital.
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- Over 9,000 posts will be in Europe, and the rest will be throughout our global network.
- A third of the total recruitment will focus on recent graduates.
- Airbus currently employs more than 130,000 people across its businesses worldwide.
- "In 2022, we welcomed more than 13,000 new employees within Team Airbus around the world, in a complex environment which tested our resilience and attractiveness as a global employer," said Thierry Baril, Chief Human Resources & Workplace Officer of Airbus. "Following the success of our recruitment last year, we will hire over 13,000 employees again in 2023."
- Airbus recently beat Boeing Co's (NYSE:BA) annual plane delivery tally for the fourth time in a row.
- Airbus' annual deliveries increased by 8% year-on-year in 2022 to 661. Boeing boosted deliveries by 41% to 480 commercial jets.
- Last December, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said he expects 2023 and 2024 will be positive years for wide-body jet demand.
- Faury also said that the competitive impact of the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, which includes support for alternative fuel, was "a real subject of concern."
- Faury remained cautious over supply chain challenges.
- Price Action: EADSY shares closed at $32.88 on Thursday.
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