BY DAVID KESMODEL
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 ...
BY DAVID KESMODEL
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 ...
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