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Boeing to cut 5% of commercial airplane workforce
Boeing plans to cut about 5% of its commercial airplane workforce as it adjusts production plans.
The company says it is reducing aircraft output and slowing production increases to give its factories and suppliers more time to stabilize.
The cuts will happen through employees leaving naturally and voluntary layoffs, with notices starting in December.
The move comes after Boeing delayed plans to raise production of its 737 Max jet, and executives said delivery targets for the 737 and 787 would be missed.
The slower ramp-up adds pressure to Boeing’s recovery, because higher production is a key way the company expects to improve its finances.
Boeing has faced safety and quality problems in recent years, as well as the effects of a machinists’ strike.
The workforce reduction is its first since CEO Kelly Ortberg cut 17,000 jobs after joining in 2024.
Boeing plans to cut about 5% of the workforce in its commercial airplane division.
The company says slower production growth and reduced aircraft output have left it with more staff than needed.
Boeing will adjust production ramp-up plans to give factories and suppliers more time to stabilize production.
The job cuts will be made through natural workforce reductions and layoffs, with notifications starting in December.
The announcement follows delays to production increases for the 737 Max and concerns about delivery targets for the 737 Max and 787 Dreamliner.
- Who
- Boeing plans to reduce staff in its commercial airplane division by about 5%.
- What
- The company will cut jobs through natural workforce reductions and layoffs.
- When
- Notifications are due to start in December 2026.
- Where
- Boeing’s commercial airplane division, including its factories and supply chain.
- Why
- Boeing says changes to production schedules and lower aircraft output have left it overstaffed. It is slowing production ramp-ups to give factories and suppliers more time to stabilize.
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Boeing executives said the company would delay reaching a production rate of 52 737 Max aircraft per month until the second half of 2027.
Boeing announced plans to reduce its commercial airplane workforce by about 5%.
Boeing is due to begin sending job-cut notifications.
- Workforce reduction
- About 5% of Boeing’s commercial airplane division
- Notification start
- December 2026
- 737 Max production target
- 52 aircraft per month, not expected before the second half of 2027
- Current 737 Max production rate
- 47 aircraft per month
- 787 Dreamliner production rate
- Eight aircraft per month, compared with 10 anticipated
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What people are saying
Adjusting our production schedules and reducing aircraft output puts us in an overstaffed position
We need to reset the pace of our production rate ramps to provide our factories and supply chain partners additional time to achieve stability