Cessna to furlough 2,000 more workers

0 Comments | Deseret News (Salt Lake City), Jan 13, 2009 | by Associated Press

WICHITA, Kan. -- Cessna Aircraft Co. told workers Monday that it will lay off an additional 2,000 employees across its facilities, saying the job cuts are necessary to ensure its long-term stability and success.

The announcement was made in an e-mail from Cessna's head of human resources, Jim Walters, to employees. The work force reductions will be implemented across the Wichita, Kan.-based company's facilities and affect all pay categories, it said. Cessna is a unit of Textron Inc.

"These actions are regrettable, but necessary to ensure our long- term stability and success," Walters told employees in the e-mail.

Workers will receive 60-day notices within the next few weeks, with the cuts occurring in March, Cessna spokesman Robert Stangarone said.