Boeing announces almost 2,200 layoffs

By Agence France-Presse

Nov 20, 2024 12:23 am

NEW YORK — The US aviation giant Boeing sent out its first redundancy notifications on Monday as part of a previously announced plan to cut its global workforce by 10 percent.

Boeing intends to cut almost 2,200 jobs in the US state of Washington, which is home to many of its oldest factories, according to a statement released on Monday.

JOB CUTS Boeing employees work on the 737 MAX on the final assembly line at Boeing’s Renton plant on June 15, 2022, in Renton, Washington. The planemaker on Nov. 18, 2024, announced it will reduce its workforce by 10 percent as it is recovering from a strike that lasted seven weeks. AFP PHOTO

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