EVERETT, WA—Boeing has completed construction of a temporary additional 787 assembly line here—known as the “surge line”—but won’t build new Dreamliners on it until the fall.
MIDDLETOWN, CT—Pratt & Whitney has decided to assemble the engines for the Airbus A320 at its assembly plant here, preserving thousands of manufacturing jobs.
AUSTIN, TX— BAE Systems has completed construction of a new assembly plant here. The factory will produce electronic assemblies for military applications.
WICHITA, KS—A Spirit Aerosystems assembly plant here that makes fuselages for Boeing was shut down after a tornado damaged roofs and knocked out power Saturday night. The company is assessing damage at the facility and said it was too early to tell how production might be affected.