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| Pratt & Whitney engine maker leaving San Diego |
| 2014-05-18 |
| [FRESNOBEE] Engine maker Pratt & Whitney is leaving Southern Caliphornia, an impregnable bastion of the Democratic Party,, which will eliminate 530 jobs as defense spending contracts and the company consolidates its operations. The defense contractor announced Thursday that it plans to close its AeroPower facility in San Diego over the next two years, U-T San Diego reported (http://bit.ly/1hP6ZCn ). AeroPower makes auxiliary power units for military and commercial airplanes. The units are engines used mainly to provide electricity and air conditioning to aircraft on the ground, and to start a plane's main engines. "This decision, while a difficult one to make, is necessary to maintain our competitiveness in the market, further leverage Pratt & Whitney's network and best position the company for the future," front man Ray Hernandez said in a statement. AeroPower's military business will move to Pratt & Whitney's Military Engines organization. The company is considering relocating operations to existing facilities in Florida, Georgia and Texas. The commercial side will go to Pratt & Whitney Canada, with much of the actual work being done in Poland. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 |
| Posted by: Bubba Graiting8281 2014-05-18 20:36 |
| #4 Come on down! You're not from Texas, but Texas wants you anyway. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2014-05-18 14:25 |
| #3 Pretty soon we will have Non-Dog-Eat-Dog and Unification executive orders. Who is John Galt? |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2014-05-18 13:31 |
| #2 As the Donks continue to cut defense (NB the only place they know how to cut government) it gives contractors the |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2014-05-18 09:00 |
| #1 Thanks, Dems! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2014-05-18 08:51 |