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2006-04-13 Home Front Economy

The End of an Era - Closure of an Aerospace Company

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Posted by Jaish Snesh4007 2006-04-13 15:30|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Telcom workers like myself have been having this happen for over a decade. It's STUPID.

The problem is that pols and the public don't give a damn when something bad happens to folks with a larger than average salary.

Posted by 3dc 2006-04-13 17:48|| 2006-04-13 17:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Jaish Snesh4007 = Bombay ... not sure why name didn't stick.

Posted by bombay">bombay 2006-04-13 17:51|| 2006-04-13 17:51|| Front Page Top

#3 Yeah, Telecom has had it rough for a long while now ... feel for you there.

Areospace is a cyclical industry, and we've been able to buck the cycles and major events like 9/11 up until now.

The LCCs are catching up to our processes, standards, quality but crushing us on labor rates.

This is going to occur at much quicker pace now the once 'untouchable' military aerospace manufacturing is also being offloaded out of America.

Military Areospace, some of our most advanced manufacturing is now bleeding out of America too ... if this can go, anything can.

Posted by bombay">bombay 2006-04-13 17:57|| 2006-04-13 17:57|| Front Page Top

#4 felt worse when Ryan left San Diego - you may have remembered Ryan: Spirit of St Louis?

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2006-04-13 18:05|| 2006-04-13 18:05|| Front Page Top

#5 Yeah, there are a lot of us that are falling.

Most will not know of Stanley, nor really 'get' what they've done for Aerospace, that is the shame. Same for many other companies.

It is very sad to go to the Areospace Campuses in LA area ... many skunkworks facilities and many of the old school Areospace Campus facilities are now sound stages or other uses.

Posted by bombay">bombay 2006-04-13 18:22|| 2006-04-13 18:22|| Front Page Top

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Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-04-13 21:36|| 2006-04-13 21:36|| Front Page Top

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