Boeing plans to lay off about 10% of its workers in the coming months as it continues to lose money and tries to deal with a strike that is crippling production of the company’s best-selling airline planes.

The multi-billion-dollar tab highlights the difficulties facing the aircraft maker, once a byword for American quality.

Boeing (BA) announced layoffs Friday, blaming the cuts on an ongoing strike by its union-represented machinists. The company is letting go of 10% of its workforce, which according to its most recent annual report,

Boeing will lay off 17,000 workers and delay the introduction of its 777X wide-body plane until 2026, CEO Kelly Ortberg revealed Friday amid an increasingly bitter five-week-old machinist strike.

The latest offer included a 30% raise, which was 5% more than its last offer, and a restoration of its performance bonus.

After negotiations broke down again between striking Boeing machinists and the aerospace giant, the leader of the union representing the workers says they are prepared to play the long game.

Boeing said Friday it would cut about 17,000 employees, roughly 10% of its workforce, and that it would end production of an airplane made in Washington. The move comes as aircraft machinists in the Puget Sound region and other parts of the West Coast have been on strike for nearly a month after rejecting a

Boeing plans to lay off about 10 percent of its workers in the coming months as it continues to lose money and tries to deal with a strike that is

Boeing plans to lay off about 10 percent of its workers in the coming months, about 17,000 people, as it continues to lose money and tries to deal with a strike that is crippling production of the company’s best-selling airline planes.

Boeing will axe its workforce by a tenth - cutting 17,000 jobs - and delay production as the aeroplane maker deals with issues across its business. Chief executive Kelly Ortberg said in an email to staff that "executives,