{"id":168871,"date":"2024-10-16T16:00:58","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T16:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=168871"},"modified":"2024-10-16T20:22:20","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T20:22:20","slug":"airbus-to-cut-up-to-2500-jobs-in-defence-and-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2024\/10\/airbus-to-cut-up-to-2500-jobs-in-defence-and-space.html","title":{"rendered":"Airbus to cut up to 2,500 jobs in defence and space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Airbus <\/strong>announced plans on Wednesday to cut up to 2,500 jobs in its Defence and Space division after spending months taking a deep dive into heavy losses in its satellites business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The European aerospace group said it aimed to carry out the cuts, which represent 7% of the workforce in its second-largest division, by mid-2026 after talks with unions but would hold off taking an immediate restructuring charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Airbus builds satellites and transporters and has key shares in European missile, fighter, and space-launch programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>\u2192 <a href=\"https:\/en\/2024\/10\/airbus-confirms-that-it-delivered-50-jets-in-september.html\">Airbus confirms that it delivered 50 jets in September<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has been hit by 1.5 billion euros ($1.63 billion) of charges in space systems in recent quarters, led by the high-tech OneSat project, and delays and rising costs in defence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The job cuts, first reported by French news agency AFP, come on top of a more than year-long efficiency review in the defence and space business, code-named ATOM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mike Schoellhorn, CEO of Airbus&#8217;s second-largest division by revenue, said it was time to take further steps in an &#8220;increasingly difficult space market.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This requires us to become faster, leaner and more competitive,&#8221; he said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Airbus has been drawing up specific turnaround plans for its struggling Space Systems business without waiting for the outcome of recent satellite consolidation talks that include Italy&#8217;s Leonardo as well as France&#8217;s Thales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Job cuts will also be felt in the Germany-based defence unit&#8217;s headquarters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Airbus is based in France with core operations also in Germany, Britain and Spain. 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