USA: US TERROR ATTACKS: AVIATION GIANT BOEING PLANS TO LAY OFF UP TO 30 THOUSAND EMPLOYEES

Record ID: 352119

  • Title: USA: US TERROR ATTACKS: AVIATION GIANT BOEING PLANS TO LAY OFF UP TO 30 THOUSAND EMPLOYEES
  • Date: 18th September 2001
  • Summary: SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 18, 2001)(REUTERS (A) - ACCESS ALL) 1. AIRVIEW WIDE SHOT OF BOEING 737 IN FLIGHT 0.07 2. SCU SOUNDBITE (English) ALAN MULALLY, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF BOEING'S JET UNIT, SAYING: "Our plan was to deliver 538 airplanes this year and deliver between 510 and 520 airplanes next year, 2002. Right now, going thro
  • Embargoed: 3rd October 2001 13:00
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  • Location: SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES
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  • Country: USA
  • Reuters ID: LVABZW73GTDW5PE3Y20ZSET6OJT0
  • Story Text: The largest United States plane maker, Boeing, is
    planning to lay off up to 30-thousand employees.

    The figure represents between 20 and 30 percent of its
    commercial airline work force.



    The revelation was made on Tuesday (September 18) by
    Alan Mulally, president and CEO of Boeing's jet unit who said
    that the redundancies were a result of last week's attacks on
    the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.

    Roughly 93-thousand people work for Boeing's commercial
    airline sector, much of which is centred round the company's
    former headquarters in Seattle, Washington state.

    The White House and Congress are considering a federal aid
    package for the airline industry to help it recover from the
    attacks.

    It is unclear whether any of the proposed 24 (b) billion
    (U-S) dollars would go to Boeing.






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