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bad news for Boeing and their clients, The North American manufacturer announced that the 777X its entry into service is delayed until 2026 and with it, will say goodbye near 10% of the company payroll.
New setback to the already ultra-delayed project of the new and most modern long-haul passenger plane in the world, The Boeing 777X suffers new delays in the certification process.
After several delays, more than known in the certification, of the newest bet Boeing to compete with Airbus A350, among various issues with the FAA, the United States Congress and more recently with the engines, has been left for him 2026 the first commercial flights of this giant, that for now, will only see the sky in an extended process of certification.
Boeing delays 777X and cuts thousands of jobs
our business is in a difficult position, and it's hard to overstate the challenges we face together. Beyond navigating our current environment, Restoring our business requires difficult decisions and we will need to make structural changes to ensure we can remain competitive and deliver for our customers in the long term..
This is how the internal statement shared by Boeing from its president and CEO Kelly Ortberg began.. An inauspicious message and demonstrates the complex panorama that the manufacturer is going through and that today is deepening with a general strike of workers that has generated new delays in its general deliveries..
Among the situations indicated in the bulletin, The following is detailed regarding the future of its aircraft:
- In the 777X program, the challenges we have faced in development, as well as from the pause of the flight test and the ongoing workers' strike, will delay our program timeline. We have notified customers that we now expect the first delivery in 2026.
- We plan to build and deliver the 767 remaining freighters ordered by our customers and then conclude commercial program production in 2027. KC-46A Tanker production will continue.
With this, the 777X expect to be delivered in 2026, as long as there are no new situations that delay it even more. Let us remember that initially this plane was to begin its certification flights in 2018 and he did it just in 2020, will add 6 years and more of testing.
Mass layoffs at Boeing
Of course, with the delays in its MAX production lines and that the commitment to the 777X will also see delays until 2026, job cuts are not long in coming.
In the internal statement it was also detailed that together with the previous actions, They will also need to adjust workforce levels to align with their financial reality and a more focused set of priorities..
in the coming months, We are planning to reduce the size of our total workforce by approximately 10%. These reductions will include executives, managers and employees. next week, your leadership team will share more personalized information about what this means for your organization. based on this decision, we will not proceed with the next permitting cycle.
According to public information from Boeing, more of 170 thousand people work in different departments and areas of the company, which will mean that more than 17.000 people will lose their jobs due to the reality of the manufacturer.
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