In an effort to improve the efficiency of its corporate operations, Boeing will cut its workforce by around 2,000 over the next few months. Around 1,500 employees in the financial department and 400 employees in human resources would be affected by the cuts (HR).
The Seattle Times first reported the layoffs; a Boeing representative later provided the newspaper with confirmation. AeroTime has contacted Boeing for a response.
By enabling managers to automate the creation of data reports, for instance, the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) hopes to streamline procedures and eliminate some manual labor. The Tata Consulting Services (TCS), an Indian-based consultancy with more than a dozen products and solutions for its clients, will receive around a third of the 2,000 positions that would be lost as a result of the layoffs.
Boeing had 156,000 employees as of Q4 2022, with 13% working outside of the country. By the end of 2021, the corporation would have 142,000 employees, 12% of whom would be based outside of the US.
In order to increase the number of airplanes delivered in the upcoming years, Boeing has continued to add production workers. For instance, the OEM produced 31 737 MAX airplanes every month in 2022, and it anticipates increasing that total to about 50 in 2025–2026.
Along with the other three lines in Renton, Washington, it will replace the departing 747 assembly line with a 737 one in Everett, Washington, US.
As of Q1 2019, Boeing produced 52 of the kind of jets each month before the 737 MAX groundings and the COVID-19 pandemic, which decreased demand for aircraft. Additionally, the company wants to boost the 787’s output, which is now below its goal of five units per month.
Once the 777X-9 has been certified, production of that model will resume. For the 737 MAX program, for instance, production rate increases are all about “trained workforce availability,” according to the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), David Calhoun.
“Hiring no longer poses a problem. People can employ the workers they require. On the call with investors for Boeing’s fourth quarter of 2022, Calhoun said, “It’s all about the training and ultimately having them able to do the sophisticated work that we need.
He continued by saying that Boeing has had no issue filling positions and that the company has been on a “strong run” recently, adding more than 10,000 individuals in the technical field. Our responsibility, continued Calhoun, “is to make sure that we just train them appropriately, get them involved early.”
