Waiting continues at Hawker Beechcraft

While Cessna Aircraft announced deeper job cuts today, the waiting continues for Hawker Beechcraft employees.  Hawker Beechcraft has warned employees to expect deep cuts that will affect all departments and levels. But it isn’t yet prepared to say how many jobs will be cut. The rumors are everywhere.

“The waiting is hard,” said a teary wife of a Hawker Beechcraft  worker who called this morning. She is facing surgery in late February and hopes her husband will have a job.

At the same time, it’s a tough day at Cessna.  Employees are receiving 60-day layoff notices.  While the company says the majority will know today whether they are losing their job, the notices will be issued over the next few weeks.   The economy is taking its toll on the general aviation market. These are surely tough times.

2 Comments

  1. ictBest
    Posted January 29, 2009 at 10:15 pm | Permalink

    Furloughs at Cessna will total around 3800 in March.

  2. ictBest
    Posted January 30, 2009 at 8:24 pm | Permalink

    Many of the furloughs will be 25 Weeks long.

    Another thing happened on the Union side of Cessna. Anybody with 15 years or less got hit.