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Boeing announces voluntary layoffs to cut costs as coronavirus leaves it in 'uncharted waters'

. In February, Boeing logged more cancellations of orders for its commercial aircraft division than it logged in new purchases. Most of those cancellations were of its 737 Max jet, which has been grounded in most of the world for more than a year now as the company struggles to fix problems that likely caused two fatal crashes., though the plane's timeline has been fluid for 12 months and counting.

As of Thursday, more than 216,000 Americans were confirmed to have been infected by the virus, according to Johns Hopkins University. Washington remains a hotspot for the pandemic in the US, with the second-most deaths after New York. "I can't predict with certainty what the next few months will bring, " Calhoun said, "But I can commit to being honest about what's happening and doing everything we can to protect our people and our business through this crisis. "

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