Airbus plans to hire 3.500 workers in Germany this year. Around 1.900 of them will be needed in civil aircraft construction, while 1.100 will work in the military and aerospace sectors and around 500 at the helicopter factory. As Marco Wagner, the group's labor director, explained, electricians, mechanics and cabin fitters are particularly in demand. But IT specialists, cybersecurity experts and developers of fuel cells and hybrid drive systems are also sought after. In addition, a third of the positions are reserved for women, as the online portal Aero reports. The Hamburg site is expected to record around 1.300 external hires, while the Donauwörth and Manching sites each have around 500 positions and Ottobrunn 300. 250 women and men are to be hired in Nordenham, 130 in Friedrichshafen/Immenstadt and 100 each in Bremen and Stade. Around 20 percent of the new employees are to deal with future topics. Wagner mentioned decarbonization, digital transformation, software development and cyber technologies. A third of all positions are for entry-level employees and another third for women. To date, the proportion of female employees is 20 percent. Airbus currently employs around 134.000 people worldwide, 45.000 of whom are in Germany. At the largest location in Hamburg, there are around 15.000 employees.