Third of French aerospace sector on partial unemployment schemes

Reuters

Published May 05, 2020 09:20

PARIS (Reuters) - About a third of the people employed by the French aerospace sector are out of action on government-backed partial unemployment schemes, the head of the country's aerospace industry association said on Tuesday.

Another 30% are working at factories, with the rest working remotely from home, Dassault Aviation (PA:AVMD) Chief Executive Eric Trappier told an online news briefing on the coronavirus crisis.