Nov 9 (Reuters) – Boeing Commercial Airplanes chief Stephanie Pope told employees the planemaker will trim 5% of its commercial airplane workforce, the Seattle Times reported on Monday. The move comes at a time when the company is working to step up production, address quality snarls and ramp up deliveries of 737 MAX and 787 […]
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Nov 9 (Reuters) – Boeing Commercial Airplanes chief Stephanie Pope told employees the planemaker will trim 5% of its commercial airplane workforce, the Seattle Times reported on Monday.
The move comes at a time when the company is working to step up production, address quality snarls and ramp up deliveries of 737 MAX and 787 jets after years of regulatory scrutiny and disruptions.
Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg told analysts last month the company would miss its 737 production and jet delivery targets this year. It now expects to hit a 737 production rate of 47 jets per month in early 2027, after previously projecting it would hit that pace by summer 2026.
The Seattle-based planemaker had 50,494 employees in its commercial unit as of December 2025, according to the company’s website.
Boeing shares were slightly down in mid-day trading.
(Reporting by Nandan Mandayam in Bengaluru; Editing by Vijay Kishore)