NEW YORK, Nov 10 — Boeing will cut about five per cent of its commercial plane workforce as it moderates the pace of ramping up jet production, the company said yesterday.
The company will eliminate the posts through a mix of layoffs and attrition because of a slower ramp-up to “provide our factories and supply chain partners additional time to achieve stability,” said a message to employees from Boeing commercial chief Stephanie Pope.
“Adjusting our production schedules and reducing aircraft output puts us in an overstaffed position,” she added.
Pope praised the team for improved operations reflected in US certifications this year of the 737 MAX 7 and 737 MAX 10.
