Boeing Girds for Tougher 2009 With Layoffs

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Despite record backlogs, aircraft manufacturers and their suppliers are issuing pink slips in order to reduce overhead to better position themselves should they be hit by a major industrial downturn in 2009. The bad news isn’t universal. Production workers, particularly those with specialized skills...

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