BusinessTuesday, November 10
Boeing plans to cut about 5% of its commercial airplanes workforce, with notices starting in December
The Daily Everett team
If you work at Boeing in Everett, here's what we know. The company plans to cut about 5% of its commercial airplanes workforce through attrition and involuntary layoffs, Commercial Airplanes chief Stephanie Pope said in a memo to employees. Boeing has not said how many jobs will go or which locations will be affected.
Boeing plans to cut about 5% of its commercial airplanes workforce
- about 5%
- of the commercial airplanes workforce to be cut
- 50,000
- workers employed by Commercial Airplanes
- 2,500
- positions a 5% cut equals, per MyEverettNews.com
- 17,000
- jobs cut companywide in late 2024, roughly
Sources: KOMO, MyEverettNews.com
Pope pointed to slower-than-expected production increases. “Adjusting our production schedules and reducing aircraft output puts us in an overstaffed position,” she wrote. CEO Kelly Ortberg told investors last month that Boeing wouldn't significantly raise MAX production until the second half of 2027. MyEverettNews.com notes that Everett is a final assembly plant, so the cuts will likely affect the local economy.
Boeing builds about 47 MAX jets a month, short of its goal of 52
47 a month737 MAX jets Boeing currently produces each month
Source: KOMO
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| 737 MAX jets Boeing currently produces each month | 47 a month |
| Goal for second half of 2027 | 52 a month |
- Notices: employee notifications begin in December
- Support: career transition services, layoff benefits and Employee Assistance Program
- Not yet said: how many jobs or which locations
Sources: KOMO, MyEverettNews.com