Cessna Aircraft announces 1,300 more layoffs, longer furloughs

WICHITA, Kan. — Cessna Aircraft Co., the nation’s largest builder of corporate jets, said Friday it is laying off another 1,300 workers, raising the number of jobs eliminated to half of its work force since November as the recession has depressed demand for its planes.

Cessna Aircraft plans 1,300 more layoffs, longer furloughs

WICHITA, Kan. — Cessna Aircraft Co., the nation’s largest builder of corporate jets, has announced an additional 1,300 layoffs. The cuts mean the company will have slashed its work force in half since the recession began. The recession has hurt demand for corporate jets.

Cessna Aircraft warns workers more layoffs coming; no numbers released yet

WICHITA, Kan. — Cessna Aircraft Co., the nation’s largest builder of corporate jets, is planning another round of layoffs and possibly more furloughs, the company said Thursday.

Cessna Aircraft announces 2,300 layoffs, closure of Ore. plant as plane orders fall

WICHITA, Kan. — Wichita-based Cessna Aircraft Co. is laying off 2,300 workers and closing its Oregon plant as it tries to restructure amid declining plane orders.