Contractors are being cut, there's not a lot of work to do in Cincinnati.
Are things winding down in GE Aircraft? Lack of engineering work there?
What's the latest, folks? Please update us here.
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Even in the 2016 cut there were some contractors kept because Aviation just did not have enough people in certain key functions. David Joyce was openly saying in investor meeting that he's moving people to military programs to minimize reduction, but none of the programs has any firm order yet so we shall see how long they can sustain.
Wasn't the certification of the LEAP the justification for the salaried layoffs in January, 2016?
https://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/news/2016/01/28/ge-aviation-announces-more-than-200-job-cuts-in.html
Are they just realizing now that there were contractors hired for the NPI work that they forgot to release 23 months ago?
Same cycle that has always been there.
New products drive most of the need for contracted work. The big projects (LEAP) is done. Now it’s just GE9x and military. No need to keep the huge new product team to support field and production. That was the intent of using more contractors during the NPI ramp in the first place.
"Has the most obvious answer occurred to you?
That there's no orders? Business is slow, airlines aren't buying.
Seems nobody ever considers that business is slow, nobody is ordering. Always has to be another reason.
Funny, the most obvious answer is the one nobody ever considers."
Thank you for your answer, and thank you for demonstrating that your parents did a wonderful job training you. Your answer was very kind, you should remain married for years to come.
At a recent all hands the HR guy "answered" the question asking if there were going to be more layoffs and he said "No"
Aviation has plenty of orders for the Leap engine and their other sub-businesses are doing well. But that won't stop the crazy level of "rightsizing" and cost-cutting that we are seeing.
Those engineering programs have most likely moved into full production so there's simply not a need for the engineers and contractors anymore. Pretty much how AE has always worked. Aviation is the place to be if you want job security in GE honestly.
According to recent posts and media report, AE is one of the GE division that is doing graet with lots of backlogs. What actually is going on?
Thought GE Aircraft was mostly leasing but the competition from China / Asia was stiff so GE want to sell this business?
Has the most obvious answer occurred to you?
That there's no orders? Business is slow, airlines aren't buying.
Seems nobody ever considers that business is slow, nobody is ordering. Always has to be another reason.
Funny, the most obvious answer is the one nobody ever considers.