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Boeing Pauses Production At Philadelphia-Area Facility Due To Pandemic Impact

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, April 3rd, 2020

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Boeing Pauses Production At Philadelphia-Area Facility Due To Pandemic Impact

The first MV-22 to undergo the CC-RAM upgrade process at Boeing's new V-22 production facility in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania. Photo: Matthew Beinart.

Boeing [BA] has halted work at its production facility outside of Philadelphia, where it manufactures aircraft such as the H-47 Chinook heavy-lift aircraft, the V-22 Osprey tiltrotor and the MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter, due to the ongoing impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the area. The plant in Ridley Township, Pennsylvania is closed through April 20 while the company conducts a deep cleaning of the site and establishes criteria to allow employees to safely return to work. "Suspending operations at…

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