Boeing Commercial Airplanes is expected to layoff hundreds of engineers in Washington state later this week with additional cuts coming later this year.

In a letter sent to effected employees, Boeing’s vice president of engineering, John Hamilton, said the global company is making the cuts in order to stay competitive, according to multiple reports.

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