Airbus SE is the the greatest employer within Europe's aerospace and defense industry. As of 2021, its workforce numbered some 127,810 people across its commercial aircraft, defense and space and helicopters divisions.
Leading aerospace and defense companies by number of employees in Europe in 2021 (in 1,000s)
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Financial Times. (May 4, 2021). Leading aerospace and defense companies by number of employees in Europe in 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074954/top-defense-companies-in-europe-by-employment/
Financial Times. "Leading aerospace and defense companies by number of employees in Europe in 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 4, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074954/top-defense-companies-in-europe-by-employment/
Financial Times. (2021). Leading aerospace and defense companies by number of employees in Europe in 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074954/top-defense-companies-in-europe-by-employment/
Financial Times. "Leading Aerospace and Defense Companies by Number of Employees in Europe in 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074954/top-defense-companies-in-europe-by-employment/
Financial Times, Leading aerospace and defense companies by number of employees in Europe in 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074954/top-defense-companies-in-europe-by-employment/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Leading aerospace and defense companies by number of employees in Europe in 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Financial Times, May 4, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1074954/top-defense-companies-in-europe-by-employment/