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Daily Archives: July 31, 2009
Boeing unveils P-8A Poseidon for the U.S. Navy
July 31, 200911:33 a.m.
Boeing and the U.S. Navy unveiled the Navy’s newest maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, the P-8A Poseidon, at a ceremony in Renton, Wash.
The P-8A is a derivative of the Next Generation 737-800.
Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita builds the plane’s fuselage.
The P-8A is a long-range anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft that’s capable of broad area, maritime operations.
The plane replaces the Navy’s P-3C Orion.
Formal flight testing will begin later this year. The Navy plans to buy 117 P-8As. Initial operational capability is plan
Talks continue between Spirit AeroSystems and its engineering union
July 31, 200911:20 a.m.
On Thursday, Spirit AeroSystems‘ engineering union presented the company with a counterproposal after members overwhelmingly rejected the company’s contract last week.
Talks between the company and the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace continue today. SPEEA represents more than 700 Spirit engineers.
Spirit’s negotiators listened to the union on Thursday and said they would review the counterproposal and respond at discussions today, the union said.
Members rejected Spirit’s proposal last week by 91 percent because of issues concerning overtime pay, benefits, compensation and job security, the union said.
