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Boeing is announcing major layoffs in its seattle factories. they are eliminating 800 employees from its 787 and 747 programs by the end of the year. boeing says that these reductions have been expected and come as production is streamlined. it adds that an additional 500 jobs will be reassigned within the company. before spending cuts are spending in forcing the faa to close corral towers at 149 towers. that's 40 fewer than initially shut. the shutdowns will save the faa $637 million. many controllers say they are worried about safety with fewer working towers. and chicago announced that ...