Type
Business expansion
Country
France
Region
Occitanie; Midi-Pyrénées; Lot
Location of affected unit(s)
Figeac
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
30.3 - Manufacture of air and spacecraft and related machinery
30.31 - Manufacture of civilian air and spacecraft and related machinery

91 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
7 September 2026
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2026
Foreseen end date
31 August 2026

Description

Figeac Aero, a French aircraft manufacturer, has announced the creation of 91 new permanent roles at its production plant in Figeac between April and August. The expansion will involve hiring staff for production, storage and future factory sites in the Lot department. This surge in hiring is driven by robust order books and the installation of 18 additional machines, which are due to be deployed over the next eighteen months.

Training partnerships with the employer organisation UIMM aim to upskill recruits for advanced numerical control operation roles.

Figeac Aero currently employs 909 people.


Citation

Eurofound (2026), Figeac Aero, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 300963, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/300963.