Boeing Commercial Airplanes plans to cut 5% of its workforce, equivalent to about 2,500 jobs based on its headcount at the end of 2025. Division chief Stephanie Pope informed staff on 9 November. The reduction will come through attrition and involuntary redundancies, with the first notices expected in December at the earliest.
Pope tied the cuts to Boeing’s decision to slow planned production increases, giving its factories and suppliers more time to stabilise. The company now expects to reach a rate of 47 Boeing 737s a month in early 2027, having previously targeted summer 2026.
The announcement concerns Boeing’s commercial aircraft division. The roughly 2,500 figure is an estimate of the overall reduction, which includes departures through attrition. IAM District 751, which represents Boeing machinists in the Seattle area, said it had been notified but did not yet know which employees or how many of its members would be affected.
Sources: reuters.com, Axios Seattle