Vought temporarily shuts down 787 rear-fuselage plant

Vought Aircraft Industries, which produces the 787's rear fuselage, yesterday said it was temporarily ceasing operations at its Charleston plant, claiming that Boeing is so far behind on the program that Vought cannot afford to keep the facility running for the remainder of 2008. In a move that...

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