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Boeing Shifts Delta Production

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Boeing is consolidating the majority of production for the Delta rocket at its Pueblo, CO and Decatur, AL facilities. Over the next two years approximately 300 jobs will be eliminated in manufacturing formerly associated with Delta production. In addition up to 300 positions will be eliminated in associated support functions. Most of these job reductions will take place at Boeing’s Huntington Beach, CA facility. There is no immediate increase in employment expected at either Pueblo or Decatur as a result of this production consolidation.

Delta manufacturing Pueblo, Colorado:
(from Huntington Beach)
Delta II payload attach assemblies (PAA)
Delta II blankets and wire harnesses
Delta II and Delta III tubing/welded ducts
Delta II and Delta III subassembly work

Delta manufacturing Decatur, Alabama:

The Decatur plant currently employs 525 workers, with plans to grow the workforce to 2,000 employees by 2004. Boeing broke ground for the US$450 million 1.5 million-square-foot Decatur facility in November 1997.

(from Huntington Beach)
Delta II first-stage tank assembly
Delta II and Delta III skin machining, processing and forming
Delta II and Delta III ring manufacturing
Delta II and Delta III center bodies, engine frames, aft skirts,
equipment shelves, socketrons and thrustbeams
Delta IV tubing/welded ducts

(from Pueblo)
Delta III and Delta IV fairings
Delta IV blankets and wire harnesses
Delta IV upper-stage assembly

Delta manufacturing remaining at Huntington Beach:

Transition of work from Huntington Beach and Pueblo will begin in the third quarter of this year. By the second quarter of 2002 Boeing will reduce its owned and leased Huntington Beach facilities by 606,995 square feet.

Delta II stainless steel second-stage tank manufacturing
Delta II hydraulics
Metal Delta IV and Titan IV fairing manufacturing
Delta II and Delta III composites
Electronic modification and rework
Delta development

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July 10, 2000