Boeing to cut 5,000 more jobs next year SEATTLE (AP) =97 Boeing (BA) expects to eliminate 5,000 more jobs next year= =20 in addition to the nearly 30,000 cuts the aerospace company has made since= =20 the 2001 terrorist attacks, the company said Wednesday. Half of the new=20 cuts would be made through attrition and the rest through layoffs in the=20 commercial airplane division, unit chief executive Alan Mulally said=20 Wednesday. The company signaled more than a month ago that it will need to= =20 make further cuts because of a long slump. Since the Sept. 11 terrorist=20 attacks, Boeing has deferred deliveries of more than 500 jets as airlines,= =20 bleeding billions of dollars, canceled or rescheduled orders. By the end=20 of 2003, the commercial planes division expects to have a workforce of=20 60,000, from its current 65,000, spokesman Bill Cogswell said. The first=20 layoff notices will go out on Friday, and take effect on Jan. 24, he said. The company has spent the last few weeks trying to determine how many=20 people it will need in the coming year to match employment with production= =20 levels, Cogswell said. The company expects to deliver between 275 and 285=20 jets in 2003, down from the 380 expected for this year. Most of the new=20 reductions will come in the Puget Sound area, Cogswell said, where Boeing=20 builds its jetliners in factories in Everett and Renton. The precise=20 number of layoffs depends on the company maintaining its typical 4% to 5%=20 attrition rate. "We believe the employment reductions will impact all of=20 our areas, all of our employees, nonsalaried members and executives across= =20 the board," said Cogswell. Boeing is based in Chicago, and its commercial= =20 plane division is based in Renton. The owner of Roger's Trinbago Site: Roj (Roger James) *************************************************** escape email mailto:ejames@escape.ca Trinbago site: http://www.tntisland.com CBC Website http://www.tntisland.com/caribbeanbrassconnection/ The Trinbago Site of the Week: (chgdev) http://www.chagdev.com/ (Chaguaramas Development Authority) courtesy of Roj Trinbago Website & TnT Web Directory Roj's Trinbago Website: http://www.tntisland.com TnT Web Directory: http://search.co.tt *********************************************************