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        170,000 globally, 17,000 laid off. Boeing’s competitor, Airbus, has around 150,000 employees globally, for a comparison (although Airbus doesn’t have US government contracts, as far as I know, which could explain the larger number at Boeing).

        A lot of these people probably have little to do with working directly on aircraft manufacturing is my guess. IT, compliance, accounting, and marketing, to name a few. It just takes a lot to manufacture, sell, and maintain aircraft at this scale I think.

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          Are US govt contracts special that way? Airbus is also a major military supplier, they own Eurofighter and Eurocopter. They also have the FCAS to act as a money pit, and they are apparently the second largest space company in the world as well, they own ArianeSpace among other stuff.

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            A lot of Boeing positions require security clearance due to the military contracts, I’m not sure how that works in Europe but I wouldn’t be surprised if they have something similar.

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              I think it’s less standardized, so it’s more of a thorough background check, but I guess it’s similar.

              I once applied to work at NATO and they just wanted a thorough background check.

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          And this does not include all the subcontractors, for example the engine is manufactured by other companies like Safran which has around 90,000 employees.