737 Max Layoffs

The Boeing 737 MAX has been grounded since March of 2019, after deadly crashes of the aircraft brought up concerns of its safety. The company plans to lay off 6,770 U.S. workers this week, with another 5,520 workers being asked to take buyouts in coming weeks.May 27, 2020

Recent News and Discussions About 737 Max Layoffs

Boeing reassigns thousands of 737 Max workers while …

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/06/boeing-reassigs-thousands-of-737-max-workers-while-supplier-spirit-mulls-layoffs.html

Boeing reassigns thousands of 737 Max workers while ...
Jan 6, 2020 — Boeing reassigns thousands of 737 Max workers while supplier Spirit mulls layoffs as grounding continues · Boeing is reassigning workers to other …


Boeing 737 Max Supplier Cuts Jobs as Fallout From …

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/10/business/spirit-aerosystems-layoffs.html

Jan 10, 2020 — Spirit AeroSystems, which supplies the fuselage for the 737 Max , said the layoffs were due to uncertainty around when production will resume.


Boeing supplier Spirit announces layoffs due to virus, 737 …

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spirit-aerosystm-boeing-737max/boeing-supplier-spirit-announces-layoffs-due-to-virus-737-max-impacts-idUSKBN23H3BZ

Jun 10, 2020 — Spirit, which makes the 737 fuselage, said the temporary layoffs and furloughs of roughly 900 workers at its Wichita, Kansas, facility would be …


Boeing deepens job cuts as twin crises extend losses – Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/article/boeing-results/boeing-deepens-job-cuts-as-twin-crises-extend-losses-idUSKBN27D22C

Oct 28, 2020 — As a result, Boeing has slashed production and shed thousands of jobs while also working to emerge from a 19-month-old worldwide 737 MAX ban …


Boeing to cut 20% of workforce by end of 2021 – BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54716296

Oct 28, 2020 — A Boeing 737 MAX 8 airplane is pictured outside the company’s factory. … Boeing is to cut another 7,000 jobs as its losses mount in the pandemic …


Spirit AeroSystems, A Major Supplier Of Boeing’s 737 Max …

https://www.npr.org/2020/01/10/795340599/spirit-aerosystems-a-major-supplier-of-boeings-737-max-jets-lays-off-2-800-staff

Jan 10, 2020 — Boeing announced last month it was suspending production of its 737 Max as of January. The company said at the time it did not plan to layoff or …


Boeing’s biggest supplier lays off 2,800 workers because of …

https://www.cnn.com/2020/01/10/business/boeing-737-max-spirit-aerosystems-layoffs/index.html

Jan 10, 2020 — Spirit AeroSystems (SPR), which makes fuselages for the Max as well as other items for Boeing, announced Friday that it is furloughing …


With 737 MAX production on hold, Senior Aerospace AMT …

https://www.geekwire.com/2020/737-max-production-hold-senior-aerospace-amt-announces-72-layoffs/

Feb 3, 2020 — It’s just the latest supplier to announce layoffs in the wake of Boeing’s suspension of 737 MAX production at its plant in Renton, Wash.


Boeing will halt Renton assembly lines for 737 MAX, but no …

https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boeing-will-halt-renton-assembly-lines-but-no-layoffs-for-employees/

Dec 16, 2019 — Boeing will halt Renton assembly lines for 737 MAX , but no layoffs for employees … Nine months after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) …


Layoffs start rippling through the Boeing 737 Max supply chain

https://fortune.com/2020/02/07/boeing-737-max-supply-chain-layoffs/

Feb 7, 2020 — Layoffs are increasing in the global supply chain for the troubled 737 Max airliner after Boeing decided to pause production in January.


Frequently Asked Questions

How many 737 Max have been Cancelled?

Boeing has canceled 369 737 MAX orders in 2021, leaving the year-to-date net 737 MAX order total at 190.

Is Boeing laying off employees 2021?

Now it’s less than 56,000. In 2020, Boeing cut 20,000 jobs companywide, almost 15,000 of those in Washington state. Boeing’s just-released annual employment figures show that in 2021, Boeing added back 568 jobs companywide, though it shed another 1,085 jobs in Washington state.

Who was fired Boeing 737 MAX?

Dennis Muilenburg escaped punishment for the 737 Max disasters. Now he’s using finance’s hottest investment vehicle to engineer a lucrative comeback. In December 2019, reeling from the growing fallout of two crashes that killed 346 people, Boeing fired its CEO, Dennis Muilenburg.

Did Boeing compensate Max victims?

The settlement allowed Boeing to avoid prosecution, and included a fine of $243.6m, compensation to airlines of $1.77bn and a $500m fund for crash victims over fraud conspiracy charges related to the plane’s flawed design.

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