Airbus is finalizing a restructuring plan that includes the elimination of thousands of jobs . The impact of the pandemic on air transport is unprecedented: airlines have had their fleets on the ground for months, and most, although they have already started operating some flights, still have very limited activity. At the moment, no planes are needed.

This crisis has meant for the largest aircraft manufacturer in Europe a drop of around 40% in its business , with an impact of 55,000 million euros.

The European aeronautical giant has a total of 130,000 workers and its main production centers are in France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom. Union sources predict cuts of between 14,000 and 20,000 jobs, according to Reuters.

Drop in production

Its own CEO, Guillaume Faury, has confirmed, in an interview with the German newspaper Die Welt, this drop in the production of devices. "Over the next two years, we assume production and deliveries will be 40% lower than originally planned," said Faury, who estimates that production will return to normal in 2025.

Airbus has about 12,600 employees in Spain, of which 7,560 work in the Defense and Space division (60% of the total); another 4,410 are in the commercial aircraft division, and the remaining 630 are in the helicopter division. The six industrial plants it has in Spain are in Madrid, Toledo, Seville and Cádiz.

The European aeronautical manufacturer, which registered losses of 1,362 million in 2019, had already announced last February a total adjustment of 2,362 people in its Defense and Space division

Aircraft on the ground

" The aircraft are grounded and this affects services as much as the aircraft manufacturing business. Some projects have been paused and postponed," Philippe Mhun, executive vice president for programs and services, told Reuters .

In the interview with the aforementioned German media, Faury did not go into details about this restructuring plan, but he did recognize the need for adjustments. "We must do it. It's about the necessary adjustment to the massive drop in production. It's about securing our future," he says.

"The crisis in the industry is huge, we have to react to it and adapt. We employ around 90,000 people in our commercial aircraft division (...) We are looking for ways to keep as many jobs as possible, but mitigation solutions Available to us will not be enough, "adds the executive.

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