The American aircraft manufacturer Boeing will cut its staff by 10% amid the difficult situation in the company, said company CEO Kelly Ortberg.
"We need to change our workforce levels to align with financial reality and a more focused recruitment priority. We plan to reduce our workforce by approximately 10% in the coming months. "The layoffs will affect management, managers and employees," the company's press office said in a statement.
Thus, about 17,000 Boeing employees will be at risk of layoffs.
Boeing is in a difficult situation and it is difficult to overstate the challenges facing the company, Ortberg said.
„The situation requires difficult decisions and we will have to make structural changes to remain competitive,” he added. As examples of problems, the Boeing executive pointed to production delays for the 777X and 767 freighters.