Boeing staying in Wichita

“I can tell you there are no plans, there are no studies, there is no intent to try to sell what we have here.”
— Jim Albaugh, president and CEO of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, speaking to The Eagle editorial board Wednesday about the future of the Boeing IDS plant in Wichita. However, he added a caveat that the Wichita plant has to continue to be competitive and return value to shareholders.
Posted by Phillip Brownlee

6 Comments

  1. Joe Williams
    Posted September 29, 2005 at 12:33 am | Permalink

    We heard that from Boeing before.

    Also! With the Union being on strike. They might not make the “Return value on shareholders”

    Won’t be any toes left on that foot.

  2. JUSTA GUY
    Posted September 29, 2005 at 6:04 am | Permalink

    Bull! These companies work on 1, 5, and 10 year plans. The studies have been done on “what if” and can be implemented is necessary.

  3. Jason
    Posted September 30, 2005 at 8:36 am | Permalink

    Like we really want to believe what that man says. Remember Boeing commercial? They said the same thing. It’s just a matter of time when Boeing is completely gone.

  4. Galahad
    Posted September 30, 2005 at 1:23 pm | Permalink

    Exactly right, Jason. The right-wing will believe any lie no matter how often they are lied to as long as the source is a big corporation.

    Clinton had to be impeached because he lied, but the CEO of Boeing can say whatever unbelievable crap he wants to and never gets held accountable for it.

  5. XXX
    Posted September 30, 2005 at 9:52 pm | Permalink

    I know this won’t sit well with aircraft workers, and I mean them no disrespect, but there’s a preverse part of me that wishes Boeing would kiss our hairy ass and get the hell out. Wichita has become waaaay too dependent on aircraft. Too bad this town doesn’t have the leadership or the will to diversify and get some real business around here. (something that doesn’t involve flipping hamburgers)Wichita is governed by small-thinkers.

  6. Kay
    Posted October 1, 2005 at 2:06 am | Permalink

    With the skilled work force Wichita has you would think that it would be easy for another company to come in and, pardon the cliche, hit the ground running. The only problem I see is that Boeing workers have had to good for so long they can’t tighten their belts. They have large house and car payments, and tuition for thier children it makes it difficult to accept a pay reduction. But I think this would have to happen for a new company to come in and be profitable.