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Old 7th April 2023 | 01:13
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Boeing Philly will die, but slowly

Originally Posted by noneofyourbusiness
Now there will likely be an industry consolidation in the next few years. Boeing will likely be the one to go, all they have is assembly of a European helicopter in Philadelphia. All else is coming to an end.
With the Chinook and Apache continuing production, for at least another decade, Boeing Philadelphia will continue to survive. However, Boeing has already lost all their engineering capability to develop new modern platforms. So it will be a slow death until these aircraft are replaced by newer models designed by either Sikorsky or Bell. If Boeing is part of a team in a replacement Chinook or Apache aircraft, it will only be in a manufacturing role.
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