US PLANEMAKER
Boeing
plans to shut a small defence plant that had been earmarked to make parts for
the 747-8
jumbo jet, adding to a tally of almost 6,700 layoffs since the
start of the year, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The
aerospace group told the plant's workforce of the move this week, though the
head of the 747-8 programme said in a message to employees that it wasn't a
sign that Boeing planned to end jumbo production 'in the near term".
Boeing
last year said it planned to create up to 200 new jobs at the Macon, Georgia,
facility by insourcing work on making fuselage panels for the jumbo jet, but
has reversed course after cutting 747 output to just six a year and flagging it
may end production altogether.
The
Macon facility's work on military aircraft is due to run out in December, and
the workforce has shrunk to 120 from about 500 in 2011. The 747-8 work was due
to be transferred from Triumph Group Inc, which Boeing said remains under
contract for the business through the end of decade.
'We
determined that there is not currently a business case to place 747 work in
Macon, and the slower production rate gives us more time to make a work
placement decision," said 747-8 general manager Bruce Dickinson in the
message to staff.
The
company reports third quarter earnings on October 26, with analysts expecting
it may trim production rates on the existing 777 plane ahead of the
introduction of a revamped model.
Source
: HKSG.
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