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Boeing layoffs rattling Wichita aircraft economy

Wichita : KS : USA | about 1 year ago  
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The Boeing Co.'s decision Wednesday to lay off 800 workers at its Wichita defense plant sent shudders through this aviation community, marking the third major layoff in a month at one of the city's aircraft manufacturers. While Boeing blamed the layoffs at its Integrated Defense Systems facility...
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