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January 21, 2011 - As part of a transition announced
last year, Boeing confirmed it will deliver 13 C-17
Globemaster III airlifters in 2011 as the company moves
to a new production rate of 10 C-17s per year. Boeing
will reduce the production program's work force by
approximately 1,100 jobs through the end of 2012. The
company delivered 14 C-17s in 2010.
The move to the new production rate, announced in
February 2010, will be completed this summer and result
in the elimination of the second shift at the C-17 final
assembly facility in |
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"This has
been a very difficult decision, no question about it," said Bob
Ciesla, C-17 program manager. "But reducing the number of C-17s
we deliver every year -- and doing that with a smaller work
force -- will allow us to keep the production line open beyond
2012, protect jobs, and give potential customers more time to
finalize their airlift requirements."
Boeing
will provide assistance for impacted workers seeking potential
positions elsewhere within the company. "We've been
communicating frequently with our employees about this process
for the past year and will continue to do so," said Ciesla.
Boeing
anticipates that the work force reduction will primarily impact
The
program, which supports roughly 25,000 supplier jobs in 44
states, has an annual economic impact of approximately $5.8
billion. Now in its 18th year of service, the C-17 has supported
numerous military transport, humanitarian and disaster-relief
missions worldwide. The fleet continues to operate at an
accelerated rate due to the recent troop surge in |