Analysis: Thales’s hiring plan shows resilient Europe aerospace, defense sector

- Aerospace-and-defense company joins Europe’s Airbus and French aerospace-industry supplier Safran in outlining plans to increase headcount
France’s Thales SA is planning to hire more than 12,000 employees this year, underscoring the resilience of aerospace and defense at a time when corporations in other industries are trimming jobs amid concerns about a slowing economy.