Aircraft
Airbus Starts A380 Transition Talks with Labor Groups
The European airframer estimates the superjumbo’s cancellation will result in the loss of as many as 3,500 jobs.

Airbus has started talks with employee groups from across its European sites during the European Works Council meeting over “redeployment” of workers during the A380 program transition, the company said in a written statement issued Tuesday. The talks follow the company’s February 14 announcement that it would cease deliveries of the A380 in 2021. Seventeen A380s remain scheduled for delivery, and the company will need to continue supporting the fleet into the foreseeable future.