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Boeing to cut about 5% of commercial airplane jobs
Boeing Commercial Airplanes told employees Monday it will cut about 5% of its workforce through layoffs and attrition, citing a slower production ramp, KWCH and The Guardian reported.
- The Guardian and KWCH 12 are now reporting this
- New headline Was: “Boeing to cut 5% of commercial airplane workers as production increase takes longer than expected”
- Our desk filed its story
- Now breaking news
- New headline Was: “Boeing to cut 5% of commercial airplane workforce as production increase is slower than expected”
Boeing Commercial Airplanes told employees Monday it plans to cut about 5% of its workforce, using a mix of attrition and involuntary layoffs as it slows the pace of raising jet production1,2.
KWCH, reporting from Wichita, Kansas, said the company told staff it has invested in talent, training and infrastructure over the past two years but has not fully recovered despite improvements2.
The company said it needs to reset production-rate increases so factories and supply-chain partners have more time to stabilize, and that adjusted schedules and reduced aircraft output have left it overstaffed1,2.
KWCH said staffing reductions would begin in December2. The Guardian also reported the cuts as a mix of layoffs and attrition tied to a slower production ramp1.
Neither account gave a headcount for the 5% cut or said which sites would take the largest reductions1,2.
Sources
How it’s being reported
3 sourcesFirst reported by 
The Guardian
Boeing to cut 5% of workforce
The employee notice and that reductions begin in December.
Wichita station reports Boeing Commercial Airplanes told employees Monday it will reduce staffing by 5%, with cuts starting in December through attrition and involuntary layoffs.
Leaves out Named executives and 737 Max production-rate figures.
The GuardianFirstBoeing to cut about 5% of its commercial plane workforce
Leads with a figure in the headline.
Boeing to cut 5% of commercial airplane workers as production increase takes longer than expected
Leads with a figure in the headline.
Boeing has been working to stabilize production rates of its bestselling 737 Max planes, which are made outside of Seattle.
Where they agree
- Boeing Commercial Airplanes notified employees Monday of a planned 5% workforce reduction.
- The cuts combine attrition with involuntary layoffs.
- The company tied the cuts to a slower production ramp and being overstaffed.