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In 100 days, already 100 jobs created at Aerolia

100 days after its creation, Aerolia has just hired its 100th new recruit; this symbolic figure is a new demonstration of the development strategy announced in January by the French No. 1 in aerostructures and world No. 2 for nose fuselage subassemblies.

With the implementation of world technological firsts in Saint-Nazaire, the laying of the foundation stone for the Composites Unit in Méaulte, the creation of a subsidiary in Tunisia and the ramp-up of the Design Office in Toulouse, Aerolia is today crossing another milestone in its development.

More than 750 students and experienced professionals sent in job applications and after 300 interviews corresponding to the skills we were looking for, Aerolia hired 100 new employees in 100 days and, by the end of April, this will rise to 119 since 1st January 2009.

Increasing the total number of employees to 2056, these new jobs concern Design Office skills for 55%, production skills for 25% and Services skills for 20%.

With an average age of 33 – from 20 years old , the age of our youngest recruit to 56 years old – and with 22 % of women, these figures show the increasing importance of design activities in AEROLIA, closely followed by production and customer services.

«We are proud to receive these newcomers; each one will contribute to the achievement of our objectives and ambitions on the world stage. Fifty more new recruits will be joining us in the coming weeks. Our first priority is to integrate them in their jobs and in the company that, at this crossroads of generations and skills, we wish to be reactive and transparent», concluded Christian Cornille, Aerolia's CEO.

Aerolia is an EADS company