To support its commercial aircraft ramp-up, meet challenges in defence, space and helicopters, Airbus intends to recruit more than 13,000 people globally in 2023. Around 7,000 of these will be newly created posts across the company. The new hires will be instrumental in supporting its industrial ramp-up and its ambitious decarbonisation roadmap and preparing the future of aviation.

This new recruitment drive will be worldwide, with emphasis on technical and manufacturing profiles, as well as acquisition of new skills supporting the company's long term vision, in areas such as new energies, cyber and digital.

Over 9,000 of these posts will be in Europe, and the rest throughout its global network; a third of the total recruitment will be allocated to recent graduates.

The industry currently employs more than 130,000 people across its businesses worldwide. The company was recently awarded "Top Employers certification" in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific by the Top Employers Institute, a global independent authority on recognising excellence in people management and HR policies.