Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
As announced on 22 February 2023, the French aircraft manufacturer Airbus will be creating 3500 new jobs in Germany in 2023. Labour Director Mr. Wagner said that 1900 new employees are needed in commercial aircraft manufacturing, 1100 in military and aerospace aircraft manufacturing and 500 at the helicopter plant. Airbus is looking for electricians, mechanics, cabin outfitters, IT specialists, cybersecurity experts and developers of fuel cells and hybrid propulsion systems. Of the new hirings, 1300 will be located in Hamburg, 500 in Donauwörth, 500 in Manching, 300 in Ottobrunn, 250 in Nodenham, 130 in Friedrichshafen/Immenstadt, 100 in Bremen and 100 in Stade.
Airbus has currently 45,000 employees in Germany.
During 2022, a global restructuring plan was recorded for Airbus in the ERM database (Airbus-2022-WO).
Eurofound (2023), Airbus, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 108586, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/108586.