Covid-19 impact: Rolls-Royce to cut 9,000 jobs to save $1.5 bn annually
The job losses would mostly take place in its civil aerospace business
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Rolls-Royce is trying to cope with the downturn caused by coronavirus
British engine-maker Rolls-Royce said that it would need to lay-off at least 9,000 of its 52,000 staff to make annual cost savings of 1.3 billion pounds ($1.59 billion) as it seeks to cope with the downturn in air travel caused by the pandemic.