WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Bombardier says it is laying off about
1,700 employees and contractors at its facilities in the United States
and Canada. That number includes 550 people in the company’s Learjet
facility in Wichita.
Company spokeswoman Annie Cossette said
Tuesday that the layoffs in Wichita include 200 contractors who left the
company in December after their contracts expired and were not renewed.
Cossette would not reveal how many of the remaining layoffs involved
full-time Bombardier employees or company contractors.
Cossette
blames persistently challenging market conditions for light aircraft,
saying the layoffs were a difficult decision the company had to make in
order to protect its business.
The company will meeting with
affected employees in the coming weeks. Cossette says some may transfer
to other positions in the company.
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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Bombardier says it is laying off about
1,700 employees and contractors at its facilities in the United States
and Canada. That number includes 550 people in the company’s Learjet
facility in Wichita.
Company spokeswoman Annie Cossette said
Tuesday that the layoffs in Wichita include 200 contractors who left the
company in December after their contracts expired and were not renewed.
Cossette would not reveal how many of the remaining layoffs involved
full-time Bombardier employees or company contractors.
Cossette
blames persistently challenging market conditions for light aircraft,
saying the layoffs were a difficult decision the company had to make in
order to protect its business.
The company will meeting with
affected employees in the coming weeks. Cossette says some may transfer
to other positions in the company.
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.