Boeing to cut 17,000 jobs, delay first 777X delivery as strike hits finances

U.S. plane-maker to slash 10% of its global workforce to align with its 'financial reality'

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Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg says that the significant downsizing is necessary "to align with our financial reality" after an ongoing strike halted production of its 737 MAX, 767 and 777 jets.

(Reuters) -- Boeing will cut 17,000 jobs -- 10% of its global workforce -- delay first deliveries of its 777X jet by a year and record $5 billion in losses in the third quarter, as the U.S. plane-maker continues to spiral during a month-long strike.

CEO Kelly Ortberg said in a message to employees that the significant downsizing is necessary "to align with our financial reality" after an ongoing strike by 33,000 U.S. West Coast workers halted production of its 737 MAX, 767 and 777 jets.

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