Friday, January 6, 2012

Boeing to Shut Military-Jet Plant

Boeing Co. said Wednesday it will close a defense plant in Kansas, sparking criticism from lawmakers who said the company reneged on a pledge to expand the facility after winning a big Pentagon contract.

The aerospace company cited leaner U.S. defense spending for the planned closure of its 83-year-old Wichita operation, where Boeing upgrades and supports military jets and maintains Air Force One.

Boeing's Wichita site, which employs about 2,160 people, was once a thriving operation where 40,000 workers built bombers during World War II. Work done there now will move to other Boeing sites.

The announcement came almost a ...

Boeing Co. said Wednesday it will close a defense plant in Kansas, sparking criticism from lawmakers who said the company reneged on a pledge to expand the facility after winning a big Pentagon contract.

The aerospace company cited leaner U.S. defense spending for the planned closure of its 83-year-old Wichita operation, where Boeing upgrades and supports military jets and maintains Air Force One.

Boeing's Wichita site, which employs about 2,160 people, was once a thriving operation where 40,000 workers built bombers during World War II. Work done there now will move to other Boeing sites.

The announcement came almost a ...

Source: http://feeds.wsjonline.com/~r/wsj/xml/rss/3_7011/~3/s7dFQwW-7gw/SB10001424052970203513604577140680584953576.html

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