Britain’s Rolls-Royce to Axe 9,000 Jobs in Air Travel Slump

Britain’s Rolls-Royce to Axe 9,000 Jobs in Air Travel Slump
A man looks at Rolls Royce's Trent Engine displayed at the Singapore Air show in Singapore, on Feb. 11, 2020. Edgar Su/Reuters
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LONDON—Rolls-Royce plans to cut at least 9,000 jobs, or more than a sixth of its workforce, in the latest blows to the UK economy and aviation industry dealt by the CCP virus pandemic.

The company, which makes engines for planes such as the Boeing 787 and Airbus 350, said on May 20 it could also close factories as it shrinks to fit the smaller market it expects to emerge from the crisis.