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.