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GE warns of more job cuts at aviation unit citing a long road to recovery

The job cuts are the latest setback for the aviation sector, with the industry's woes expected to last into 2021

The logo of General Electric Co. Photo: Reuters
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General Electric Co on Tuesday warned of more job cuts at its aviation unit, citing a lengthy recovery for the airline industry from the impact of the coronavirus crisis.

The job cuts are the latest setback for the aviation sector, with the industry’s woes expected to last into 2021 even as U.S. regulators ended a 20-month grounding of Boeing Co’s MAX 737 jets and COVID-19 vaccine developers reported positive data.

“As we continue to closely monitor market conditions, we are examining a range of options to appropriately scale our business to match the realities of the global airline industry recovery

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