Boeing Announces 17,000 Job Cuts Amid Strikes and Financial Losses Boeing, one of the worlds largest aerospace manufacturers, is set to reduce its workforce by 17,000 employeesrepresenting a 10% cut globally.

Boeing Co. managed to hand over 33 aircraft to customers in September, when a strike shut down large parts of its manufacturing, while warning that the work stoppage at its main production hub in the Seattle area will reduce future deliveries.

Boeing said on Tuesday it delivered 33 jets in September, down from 40 plane deliveries in August, as a strike mid-month by around 33,000 U.S. West Coast factory workers weighs on output.