//Boeing lays off nearly 7,000 workers

Boeing lays off nearly 7,000 workers

Boeing let go 6,770 workers Wednesday, part of a reduction of 16,000 jobs it plans to implement in response to reduced demand for air travel during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Boeing and rival Airbus have encountered widespread <a href=”http://www.cnn.com/2020/05/12/business/boeing-orders-deliveries-coronavirus/index.html” target=”_blank”>delays and cancellations in existing orders</a> for planes as most of the