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Boeing to cut 5% of planemaking division's workforce, Seattle Times reports
Boeing Commercial Airplanes chief Stephanie Pope told employees that the planemaker will cut 5% of its commercial airplane workforce, according to a report by the Seattle Times on Monday.
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What happened
Boeing says its commercial airplane division will reduce its workforce by about 5%, using employee departures and layoffs. The move comes as it adjusts production schedules because it is building fewer planes than planned. Notices are expected to begin in December, but the company has not stated how many layoffs there will be.
Global impact / market context
For ordinary investors, the cuts show that Boeing is adjusting staffing to match slower aircraft production. This may give factories and suppliers more time to stabilize, but it does not show that production problems are solved.
What to watch
- Check when employee notices begin, because that will show whether the planned cuts are moving ahead.
- Check whether Boeing gives a number of layoffs, because the current reports do not say how many people will lose their jobs.
- Check for updates to the planned 737 production schedule, because slower output is the stated reason for the cuts.
Affected assets
- 737 MAX
- BA
Evidence
- Infoway News — Boeing's Commercial Airplanes Division Reportedly To Cut 5% Of Workforce
- Infoway News — Boeing to Cut Thousands as 737 Production Growth Stalls — WSJ
- Infoway News — Boeing to Lay Off Workers, Report Says, Even as It Struggles to Build More Planes — Barrons.com
- Infoway News — Boeing Stock Hovers Near Flatline: What's Going On?
- Infoway News — Boeing Commercial Airplanes to Reduce Workforce by Around 5%
- Infoway News — BA Stock Edges Lower As Boeing Reportedly Trims 5% Of Commercial Airplanes Workforce
- Infoway News — Boeing Makes Major Workforce Decision as Production Slows
- Infoway News — Boeing to cut 5% of planemaking division's workforce, Seattle Times reports
- Infoway News — Boeing is said to cut 5% of commercial aircraft workforce
- Infoway News — Boeing to cut 5% of planemaking division's workforce, Seattle Times reports
- Infoway News — Boeing Will Cut 5% Of Its Commercial Airplane Workforce - Seattle Times
- Incident timeline — Boeing's Commercial Airplanes Division Reportedly To Cut 5% Of Workforce
- Incident timeline — Boeing to Cut Thousands as 737 Production Growth Stalls — WSJ
- Incident timeline — Boeing to Lay Off Workers, Report Says, Even as It Struggles to Build More Planes — Barrons.com
- Incident timeline — Boeing Stock Hovers Near Flatline: What's Going On?
- Incident timeline — Boeing Commercial Airplanes to Reduce Workforce by Around 5%
- Incident timeline — BA Stock Edges Lower As Boeing Reportedly Trims 5% Of Commercial Airplanes Workforce
- Incident timeline — Boeing Makes Major Workforce Decision as Production Slows
- Incident timeline — Boeing to cut 5% of planemaking division's workforce, Seattle Times reports
- Incident timeline — Boeing is said to cut 5% of commercial aircraft workforce
- Incident timeline — Boeing to cut 5% of planemaking division's workforce, Seattle Times reports
- Incident timeline — Boeing Will Cut 5% Of Its Commercial Airplane Workforce - Seattle Times