Boeing will cut 10% of its workforce, or about 17,000 people, as the company’s losses mount and a machinist strike that has idled its aircraft factories enters its fifth week.
Boeing expects to report a loss of an $9.97 a share in the third quarter, the company said in a surprise release on Friday.
“Our business is in a difficult position, and it is hard to overstate the challenges we face together,” Ortberg said.
He was tasked with restoring Boeing after safety and manufacturing crises, but the labor strike has been the biggest challenge yet for Ortberg.
Tensions have been rising between the manufacturer and the union, and Boeing withdrew a contract offer earlier this week.
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Kelly Ortberg, ” Ortberg, machinists
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