{"id":"n_v5ef6aq3cnatmq5ynlsa","seq":9263686,"kind":"article","title":"Boeing Commercial Airplanes plans 5% staff cuts to align with production rates","url":"https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/2026/11/boeing-commercial-airplanes-plans-5-staff-cuts-to-align-with-production-rates","summary":"Cuts will come through attrition and layoffs, the manufacturer says. Boeing is eliminating about 5% of its commercial aircraft workforce due to slower-than-expected acceleration of aircraft production rates. Stephanie Pope, chief executive of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, disclosed the cuts in a 9 November memo to employees. “We need to reset the pace of our production… The post Boeing Commercial Airplanes plans 5% staff cuts to align with production rates first appeared on…","published":"2026-11-10T00:07:22Z","seen":"2026-11-10T00:51:00Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-flightglobal-com-a51ab1","name":"flightglobal.com","domain":"flightglobal.com"},"via":"kite-flightglobal-com-a51ab1","topics":["aviation","aerospace","737 max","boeing"],"authors":["Jon Hemmerdinger"],"entities":[{"id":"Q8793","name":"Boeing Commercial Airplanes","type":"org"}],"image":"https://www.flightglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/737s-480x319.jpeg","mentions":2,"story":"st_yx2mujdlrvw7q7x2572q","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.92,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":-0.1,"political":0.11}