Originally Posted by
UltraFan
45,000 sounds like A LOT of engineers. An American aviation engineer wouldn't get out of bed for less than 100k a year. That makes it $4.5bil in salary alone. That's almost 10% of the company's revenue and over 80% of net profit.
Another number that kind of scratched my brain the wrong way is "14,000 Boeing aircraft flying today". Are there that many flying? Even with military airplanes and helicopters, that looks like a VERY big number.
from the SPEEA site www speea org today
About SPEEA - IFPTE Local 2001
The Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA), IFPTE Local 2001, is a professional aerospace labor union representing more than 22,650 engineers, technical workers, pilots and other professionals in the aerospace industry. Presently, our union represents employees at The Boeing Company, Spirit AeroSystems, and Triumph Composite Systems. Members work in Washington, Kansas, Oregon, Utah, Florida and California.
not too sure what the split between engrs and techs really is will try to find out