The social plan announced by the management of Airbus currently plans 15,000 job cuts worldwide, including 5,000 in France. 3,500 jobs could be saved if Germany and France help, said Thursday the executive chairman of the European group Guillaume Faury.

Some 3,500 jobs could be saved at the aircraft manufacturer Airbus if Germany and France help, said Thursday the executive chairman of the European group Guillaume Faury.

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In Germany, "we think that up to 500 jobs could be saved if the German government supported us, for example through the hydrogen aircraft development program. The extension of short-time working to 24 months could guarantee up to 1,500 additional jobs, "said Guillaume Faury in the German weekly Der Spiegel . In France, the layoffs would also amount to 3,500 and no longer 5,000, he adds.