The company is considering furloughs for employees, “significant reductions” to supplier spending and a halt to most purchase orders on the 737, 767 and 777 planes, it told employees in

Boeing will start temporary furloughs of professional and white-collar staff as it seeks to conserve cash amid a strike that has shuttered Seattle plants.

Boeing said furloughs began on Friday for thousands of employees in Washington State and Oregon, after more than 32,000 workers went on strike last week, halting production of the U.S. planemaker's best-selling 737 MAX and other jets.