Plane-maker Airbus plans to cut 15,000 jobs
Aerospace giant Airbus says it plans to cut 15,000 jobs as it deals with the effects of the coronavirus crisis.The move is subject to talks with unions which have opposed compulsory redundancies.
Some 134,000 people work for Airbus worldwide, with around a tenth of them in the UK.It expects to make the cuts by summer 2021, but hopes the majority of redundancies will be voluntary or through early retirement of staff.
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