Boeing’s Kansas facility sustains significant damage in storm
Apr 15, 2012, 9:30 AM | Updated: 10:40 am
Damages are said to be extensive after a tornado ripped through Boeing’s Wichita, Kan. facility on Saturday night.
A spokesman told 97.3 KIRO FM on Sunday that the Wichita facility “took a direct hit” and the damage was extensive. Boeing’s major supplier, Spirit Aerosystems, also sustained “significant” damage from the massive Midwest storm.
Numerous tornadoes were reported in the region over the weekend, mostly centered in rural parts of the western and central sections of Kansas. The tornado in Wichita also caused damage at McConnell Air Force Base.
The county where Wichita is located was declared a state of disaster and said preliminary estimates suggest damages could be as high as $283 million.
Boeing’s Wichita facility, which mostly does military work, is scheduled to be shut down next year.
No injuries have been reported by either company.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
