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Boeing to slash up to 2,300 jobs

US aerospace giant Boeing said Friday it would cut between 2,000 to 2,300 jobs by the end of the year in the Seattle region as it winds down development of its 787 and 747 aircraft.

Guests exit a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft at the Farnborough Airshow, Hampshire, on July 18, 2010. US aerospace giant Boeing said Friday it would cut between 2,000 to 2,300 jobs by the end of the year as it winds down development of its 787 and 747 aircraft.

About 800 workers of Boeing Commercial Airplanes will be laid off, with the rest of the cutbacks coming through attrition, redeployment and leaving vacant positions unfilled, the company said in an email to AFP.

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    Discussion 1 : 23 Mar 2013 at 10.471

    So what they are saying is that they don't expect more problems with the 787. I however wonder if its not due to these problems that they are cutting staff, the bill to Boeing for the standing time of the 787 will be massive. They also lost two big potential orders to Airbus (Turkey and Indonesia).

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