Boeing said it could not project exactly how workers would lose their jobs because it would try to place people in its growing commercial business.
Boeing said the changes were not a response to the threat of additional, across-the-board U.S. budget cuts due to take effect on Jan. 2, or the outcome of U.S. elections, but represented another step in its continuing drive to "be more competitive while investing in technologies and people."
Rival
Lockheed Martin has reduced its management ranks by about 25 percent in recent years after announcing a voluntary buyout.