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Helicopters: Sikorsky to shut down Big Flats plant by the end of 2012

Big Flats, USA - 575 workers involved in the closedown

Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation has announced the closedown of its facility in Big Flats, New York, by the end of 2012: in the plant, where Black Hawk helicopters are currently manufactured, work 575 persons. Stratford-based company spokesperson Paul Jackson declared that the decision has been taken because of "Declining defense budgets and the continuing economic weakness in many markets. Faced with...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1145821
Rome, Italy, 09/25/2012 17:59
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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