Cessna to Lay Off 2,000 More Workers

Stangarone could not say exactly how many jobs might be cut at each location.

"Right now we are just saying across Cessna. We are not being any more specific than that," he said.

The company has been talking to its customers about their orders and trying to assess what production will be throughout the year, he said.

Cessna is not the only Wichita aircraft maker that's struggling. Hawker Beechcraft also told its employees last week that it was planning a second round of layoffs in the next few days. Hawker Beechcraft has laid off nearly 500 workers as well.

"Anybody who is in Wichita certainly sees what is happening with the economy and industry," Stangarone said. "They are pretty well aware of the situation we are in."