Boeing Bound

[mowens]

Part of a news release:

Spirit Defense will continue to support its customers as an independent supplier to the defense industry to ensure uninterrupted support for its customers. It will act as a non-integrated subsidiary of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, aligning for financial reporting and select enterprise functional and site support, but maintaining independent governance and operations.

In addition, portions of Spirit AeroSystems' operations in Belfast, Northern Ireland, have been acquired by Boeing, and the Belfast site will operate as an independent subsidiary branded as Short Brothers, a Boeing Company.

[mowens]

Got my swag. A challenge coin and a badge extender. Now, just below my Boeing badge it says "Spirit Defense, A Boeing company". They told us that we will be independent and will, quite possibly, compete with Boeing.

I look at it as, Boeing is the mob and we're an affiliate, like Jimmy Conway and Henry Hill in Goodfellas. They'll leave us alone as long as we earn.

[CNCAppsJames]

I do it electronically, lol.

That's SO much better. 

[beej]

Hey, so far, nothing I build carries people.

that seems to be boeing's biggest problem