Boeing to Layoff Hundreds of California Employees, Including 21 in San Diego
The bulk of the layoffs will hit Boeing sites in Los Angeles and Orange counties, among thousands to hit Boeing nationwide.
Troubled aerospace giant Boeing has announced more than 500 layoffs across California, including in San Diego.
Though the bulk of the layoffs will hit Boeing sites in Los Angeles and Orange counties, 21 people in San Diego will be let go.
The cuts follow notices filed with the state Employment Development Department last month.
The major layoffs by location:
- Seal Beach, 179
- El Segundo, 144
- Long Beach, 115
- Huntington Beach, 57
Several other Southern California Boeing sites will shed one or more jobs, including those in Fullerton, Mission Viejo, Murrieta, Victorville, El Monte, Van Nuys, Palmdale and Ventura. Positions at Vandenberg Space Force Base and Edwards Air Force Base also are on the chopping block.
“As we announced in early October, we are adjusting our workforce levels to align with our financial reality and a more focused set of priorities,” according to a company statement released Tuesday and reported by Long Beach Watchdog.
According to the report, most of the affected workers will leave within two months of being notified. Eligible workers will receive severance pay, job-search assistance and three months of subsidized health care.
The Seattle Times said that about 3,500 workers nationally were being impacted by layoffs at the Virginia-based company.
Boeing developed the 737 Max, which embarked on its first commercial flight in 2017, but just a year later one crashed off the coast of Indonesia, killing 189 people. Within a few months, it happened again in Ethiopia, leaving 157 people dead.
The Federal Aviation Administration and regulators around the world soon grounded all 737 Max jets and Boeing has faced an onslaught of civil investigations and lawsuits since, though the plane was cleared to fly again in late 2020.
Then in January, after Boeing warned airlines about a potential loose bolt in the aircraft’s rudder-control system, a panel fell off of a Boeing-manufactured Alaska Airlines plane mid-flight. The plane landed safely, but the FAA took action again, and the company faced further criticism following a report that its safety culture remained flawed.
Boeing was further hampered by a nearly two-month machinists strike, although the company has denied that the work stoppage contributed to the need for layoffs.
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