00:00Boeing is planning layoffs. Fox 13. Seattle reports the company is cutting about 5% of its staff
00:06in its commercial airplanes division. An internal email from division CEO Stephanie Pope says Boeing
00:13needs to reset the pace of its production. She wrote that the company is in an overstaffed
00:17position after reducing aircraft output. The cuts are expected to combine layoffs and attrition,
00:23and notifications are expected to begin in December. The division had about 50,500 workers
00:29last December. A Seattle Times reporter told Quao that 5% of that would be about 2,500 workers.
00:36That is her estimate, not a Boeing figure. Boeing has been trying to raise 737 max production
00:42from 42 to 47 planes a month. Production slowed after the 2024 door plug blowout and a machinist
00:49strike later that year. In October, executives said Boeing would miss its 2026 max delivery target.
00:56The news comes about a month after union members approved new contracts that averted a strike.
01:02The impact on union workers and suppliers is still unclear. Disclosure. This video contains
01:07stock footage and content created or enhanced using AI-assisted tools.
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