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Boeing Extends Suspension Of Puget Sound Production Operations Indefinitely

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, April 6th, 2020

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Boeing Extends Suspension Of Puget Sound Production Operations Indefinitely

A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon. (Photo: Boeing)

Boeing [BA] on Sunday said it would extend until further notice a temporary suspension of its production operations in the Puget Sound region of Washington State due to continuing challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. The company previously initiated a two-week temporary suspension of its Puget Sound operations that began on March 25 and was scheduled to lift on April 8, but Boeing said this week that the production suspension would continue “in light of the company’s continuing focus on…

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