BusinessTuesday, November 10
Boeing plans to cut about 5% of its commercial airplane workforce, with notices starting in December
The Daily Auburn team
If you or someone you know works for Boeing, here's what's confirmed. The company plans to cut about 5% of its commercial airplane workforce through attrition and involuntary layoffs, Boeing Commercial Airplanes chief Stephanie Pope told employees.
“Adjusting our production schedules and reducing aircraft output puts us in an overstaffed position.”
Boeing hasn't said which locations or positions are affected. The division employed roughly 50,500 people at the end of 2025, so 5% would be about 2,500 positions if applied across that workforce.
A 5% cut would mean about 2,500 positions
- 5%
- planned cut to the commercial airplane workforce
- 50,500
- Commercial Airplanes employees at the end of 2025
- 2,500
- positions, if 5% applied across that workforce
Sources: KOMO, KIRO 7 News Seattle
- Notices begin: December
- Boeing's Washington headcount: about 65,000 as of last December
Both unions, the machinists and SPEEA, are seeking more information, and it's unclear whether they'll be affected. Analyst Scott Hamilton of the Leeham Company said he thinks the cuts will "push the recovery out at least a year."
Boeing still has nearly 5,000 Max aircraft in its backlog. It makes about 47 MAX jets a month and is targeting 52 a month in the second half of 2027.
Boeing targets 52 MAX jets a month, up from about 47
Sources: KOMO, KIRO 7 News Seattle
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Now, per month | 47 jets |
| Target, second half of 2027 | 52 jets |
Sources: KOMO, KIRO 7 News Seattle, KUOW, NonStop Local KHQ