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Boeing, expecting a long slump, will cut 16,000 jobs

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    Akir
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    This is astonishing to me. I remember that at one time, a job a Boeing could have meant you were set for life.

    This is astonishing to me. I remember that at one time, a job a Boeing could have meant you were set for life.

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    1. unknown user
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      Same with the pilots who fly Boeing (or Airbus) planes. Typically, you're hired as a first officer on a low-capacity domestic flight, and work your way up over the decades to flying long hauls as...

      Same with the pilots who fly Boeing (or Airbus) planes. Typically, you're hired as a first officer on a low-capacity domestic flight, and work your way up over the decades to flying long hauls as captain, usually within a single company. That doesn't seem to be guaranteed anymore.

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