Boeing to cut 5% of its commercial airplane workforce
Boeing will begin layoffs in its commercial airplane division this December. The company is cutting approximately five percent of its passenger aircraft workforce due to a slower production expansion than initially planned. CEO Kelly Ortberg stated the company will miss its 737 MAX production goals for this year.
- Boeing is cutting around five percent of jobs in the passenger aircraft sector.
- Boeing postponed the increase in 737 MAX production rate until 2027.
- Stephanie Pope informed employees about the job cuts.
- Boeing will begin layoffs in December.
- Boeing's commercial airplane division had 50,494 employees as of December 2025.
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