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Chinook Contract Keeps Ridley Boeing Plant Going to at Least 2030
A $240 million U.S. Army contract to upgrade five more Chinook helicopters should keep Boeing’s Ridley Park plant busy at least through 2030, writes Joseph…
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Boeing Announces $115 Million Contract for Two More Helicopters to be Built in Ridley
Boeing has another Army contract valued at $115 million to build two more Chinook Helicopters at its Ridley facility, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily…
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Thanks to Drones, Boeing’s Ridley Plant Will Keep Humming Through the 2030s
Drones and space sensors are the predominant reasons the Boeing Ridley plant benefits from a shift in thinking from the U.S. Army, writes Loren Thompson…
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Army Renews Chinook Contract for Boeing, Saving Thousands of Jobs in Ridley Park
The U.S. Army is renewing and extending a Chinook production contract for its helicopter fleet, built at the Ridley Park Boeing plant, writes Kathleen E.…
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80 Furloughed at Boeing Ridley Plant Amid Osprey Production Adjustments
The Boeing Ridley Park plant is furloughing 80 union employees in December, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. This is the second layoff this…
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Essington’s Piasecki Aircraft Corporation Acquires Former Helicopter Manufacturing Facility in Chester County
Essington-based Piasecki Aircraft Corporation (PiAC), a pioneer in advanced rotorcraft technology, has acquired the former Lockheed Martin Sikorsky Heliplex facility in Coatesville. PiAC will transform…
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Ridley Boeing Production Faces SlowDown if More Orders Don’t Come In
The Ridley Park Boeing production could be curtailed, with the plant forced to shut down two main assembly lines unless it can increase orders of…
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2019 House Panel Rejects Plan to Stop Production of Boeing’s Chinook Helicopters
An Army proposal to stop production of Boeing’s Chinook helicopters was rejected by a House panel that controls defense spending, a victory for Delaware County’s…
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Chinook Production Lucrative for Boeing Ridley Park as Contracts Roll in
The Boeing helicopter plant in Ridley Park, with 4,000 employees, reached the last stage of production for its first CH-47F Block II Chinook, the newest…
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U.S. Army Grounds Chinook Fleet Over Engine Fire Risk
The U.S. Army has grounded its CH-47 Chinook helicopter fleet of 400 due to an engine fire risk from fuel leaks. Army officials said they…
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$5.2 Billion Chinook Deal From Germany Nearly at Doorstep of Ridley Boeing Plant
The Ridley Boeing plant has come into a potentially lucrative $5.27 billion deal to produce 60 new Chinook CH-47F military helicopters for Germany in its…
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Ridley Park Boeing Plant Reprieve as Britain Buys 14 Chinook Helicopters
Boeing has signed a nearly $2 billion contract with the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence for 14 Chinook heavy-lift helicopters, writes Michael Tyrrell for Aerospace…
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Boeing’s Ridley Plant Part of the Political Landscape of Military Spending in a Swing State
Pennsylvania’s swing state status means the amount of military money spent in the state could influence President Trump’s re-election chances here, writes Loren Thompson for…
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Local Legislators Seek Protection of Boeing Helicopter Plant Jobs in Ridley
The military’s Future Years Defense Program doesn’t fund upgrades for Chinook Ch-47F helicopters at Boeing Corp.’s Ridley Township factory, as the previous year’s budget did,…
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Despite Dwindling Defense Funding and Rise of Drones, Delco’s Helicopter Heritage Flies On
Delaware County’s rich helicopter heritage continues to fly high despite dwindling defense funding, the rise of drones and robots, and former helicopter factories turned into…
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