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Providence-based US firm Textron Inc., one of the world’s leading maker of corporate jets, is going to expand its job cuts to 2,200 amid global economic crisis. The exclusive maker of Cessna aircrafts and Bell helicopters announced the figure included earlier stated cuts in its Cessna and Bell divisions. Textron employs 44,000 staff worldwide, did not rule out “further headcount reductions” and other additional cost-saving measures.

Lewis Campbell, Textron chief executive officer, is accelerating a process to make this company more professional and efficient amid the worldwide financial crisis. The company is keeping the finance divisions that directly provide its manufacturing consumers as they serve one-stop shopping. Textron extended its revolving aircraft, as well, finance facility by one year and soaked reserves at Textron Finance Corp., which is based in Providence, too. On the other hand, the company declared it would cut its finance operations.

At this instant, Textron expects revenue from its manufacturing division to be in the range of between $300m to $330m in the fourth quarter of this fiscal year, decline from earlier forecasted $400m and for the whole company, they forecasts a net loss of 81 to 91 cents a share. Many other companies all over the world have been forced to announce enormous job cuts and modify down their outlooks amid falling requirement as customers pare all but necessary spending.