Boeing to Cut Thousands as 737 Production Growth Stalls -- WSJ
Dow Jones2026/11/09 20:15By Drew FitzGerald
Boeing plans to cut about 5% of workers in its core commercial business despite surging demand for its airplanes.
The company said it will make the cuts, which work out to about 2,500 positions, starting in December.
Boeing has been pushing for months to drive up production of its cash cow 737 MAX family to 47 jets a month. The company last month said the campaign wasn't going as smoothly as planned and wouldn't hit that monthly target until sometime next year.
"Adjusting our production schedules and reducing aircraft output puts us in an overstaffed position," Boeing commercial chief Stephanie Pope wrote in a Monday note to employees.
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