Boeing Co. made it official Friday when it said it would end production of its C-17 military cargo plane in mid-2009 if it does not receive any further orders from the U.S. armed forces.
Boeing said in a widely expected announcement that it told suppliers to stop work on any planes for which there is no firm funding, which it said was the first step in the long process of shutting down its supply chain, Reuters reported.
Boeing counts many Orange County companies as suppliers. The C-17 program also is staffed by a sizable number of OC residents.
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