Boeing layoffs continue as hundreds to be given notice this week
by The Associated Press
Over the past year, Boeing Commercial Airplanes reduced its workforce by more than 9,000, mainly through buyouts and retirements
Boeing produces its 777 on a moving assembly line in Everett, Wash. PHOTO: Boeing
The Daily Herald, a newspaper in Everrett, Wash., is reporting that a memo from John Hamilton, vice-president of engineering for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, says the cuts are necessary to stay competitive.
Hamilton also said in the memo that more cuts in engineering could come later this year.
In just over the past year, Boeing Commercial Airplanes reduced its workforce by more than 9,000, mainly through buyouts and retirements.
At the end of March, the division employed nearly 74,200 people, down from over 83,000 at the end of 2015.
