With air travel declining more than 97% in the country airlines were quick to take the government bailout money, but it came with a provision that airlines must maintain most of their current workforce until September 30, 2020. Layoffs at other Boeing facilities have been going on since early last year but this is the first time the Charleston area plant has been affected. Getty Images. ... 5,520 Boeing employees had accepted a voluntary buyout package, a Boeing spokesperson told CNN. The breathtaking slowdown in global aviation is taking a huge toll on Boeing… The company plans to lay off … Thousands of Boeing employees are being laid off because of the impact the coronavirus pandemic has had on the airline industry. The decision day for airlines is clearly October 1, 2020. While the majority of the layoffs … The company’s president and … Airline Employees Brace for Massive Layoffs.

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Boeing is offering voluntary layoffs to help the company’s financial burden amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Boeing 737 MAX has been grounded since March of 2019, after deadly crashes of the aircraft brought up concerns of its safety. The production line of the 737 Max is back up and running after six months of dormancy. In a letter sent to Boeing employees Wednesday, President & CEO Dave Calhoun said it will take time for the reduction in workforce to reach 10% and … ... 2020 at 9:23 pm .

28 May 2020 11:54am. Boeing's largest supplier is laying off a significant number of its employees because of the 737 Max production suspension. That brings job cuts at the company to more than 12,000 so far. Boeing is laying off more than 6,000 employees this week in a bid to cut costs as the coronavirus roils demand for air travel. Boeing lays off thousands: On Wednesday, Boeing announced that it's cutting more than 12,000 U.S. jobs through layoffs and buyouts. The Federal Aviation Administration recently has completed a … Apr 16, 2020 Boeing CEO Message on U.S. Government Support for Airlines and the Aerospace Industry; Apr 16, 2020 Boeing to Resume Commercial Airplanes Production in Puget Sound; Apr 10, 2020 Boeing Delivers First 3D-Printed Face Shields for COVID-19 Response; Apr 6, 2020 Boeing to Temporarily Suspend 787 Operations in South Carolina

By Thomas Gruel | May 27, 2020 at 1:01 PM EDT - Updated May 27 at 1:01 PM . Boeing employees during a shift change at the plant in Renton, Wash., on Tuesday. FILE PHOTO: The new Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner sits on the tarmac before a delivery ceremony to Singapore Airlines at the Boeing South Carolina Plant in North Charleston… Boeing's IAM union will lose about 5,000 people, or 16% of its membership, in a combination of layoffs and buyouts. Boeing said Wednesday it is laying off more than 6,000 employees in the first phase of its plans to reduce its workforce by 10 percent as the airline industry reels from the coronavirus pandemic.

Layoffs: Downsizing related discussion, postings, questions and answers. Boeing Co. NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) – Boeing Co. says it’s eliminating some jobs at its 787 Dreamliner plant in South Carolina. Boeing also told U.S. employees Monday what it is offering in the first wave of voluntary job cuts. Local media outlets reported the layoffs … ... April 29, 2020. CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Boeing says they will send involuntary layoff notifications to about 6,770 US workers this week as part of their plan to reduce their workforce by 10%.