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Boeing to cut 5% of planemaking division's workforce, Seattle Times reports
The cuts come as Boeing delays 737 MAX and 787 production increases until the company and suppliers can stabilize operations.
- On Monday, Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stephanie Pope announced the company will eliminate 5% of its commercial airplane workforce through a combination of layoffs and attrition.
- Production delays at the Renton wing shop and slow 737 MAX delivery targets forced Boeing to "reset the pace of our production rate ramps" and align staffing with revised business plans.
- The commercial airplane division employed 50,494 people as of December 2025, following 2024 cuts that eliminated about 17,000 positions after a Machinists strike and an Alaska Air Group 737 Max 9 door plug blowout.
- Affected employees will receive notification starting in December, while Boeing's stock is down 21% year to date as the company struggles to increase monthly 787 Dreamliner production toward 10 aircraft.
- CEO Kelly Ortberg noted that while wing output is improving, Boeing must demonstrate sustained performance before increasing production to rate 52 to ensure stability.
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Boeing to cut 5% of commercial airplane division's workforce
Boeing Commercial Airplanes plans to cut 5% of its workforce as it continues to struggle to increase jetliner production output, the division's chief Stephanie Pope told employees on Monday in an internal memo.
·London, United Kingdom
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The American aircraft manufacturer must "review the pace of increased production" to give its factories and suppliers "time to achieve stability," said a Boeing executive.
·Paris, France
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Boeing Cuts 5% of Commercial Workforce Amid Factory Ramp Delays
·New York, United States
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