the American aviation giant Boeing will cease production of its classic 747 aircraft and expects greater job cuts than previously announced. The statement of the Corporation, which is quoted by the BBC, it is reported that Boeing plans to cut production of many of its aircraft after the start of the pandemic in the absence of international transport losses of the group reached $ 2.4 billion. “The reality is that the impact of the pandemic on the aviation sector continues to be serious”, – said the head of Boeing’s Dave Calhoun.
last week, British Airways became the latest carriers announced that they will cease to use their ships of the line 747 – about 10% of their fleet – citing a drop in demand from passengers. Australian airline Qantas also was removed from service this type of aircraft, which last year celebrated its 50th anniversary. Coronavirus during the crisis the company began to experience considerable difficulties: for example, in April there was not a single order for the purchase of Boeing aircraft. In addition, the major airlines in 2020 canceled more than 110 orders for the 737 MAX. Recall that this aircraft suffered two major air crash in March 2019 in Ethiopia and Indonesia, which killed 346 people.
At the end of may it became known about the plans layoffs of 10 percent of 160 thousand employees of Boeing. This was announced by the representative of the Union Society of professional engineers in aerospace (SPEEA). Now this information was confirmed by company executives.
