Thu, May 26, 2005
Says Onex Will Go Ahead With Sale Of Wichita, Tulsa, McAlester
Plants
From: GRP Wichita/Tulsa
Transition
Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 9:30
AM
To: DL Wichita Users
Subject: Message from Jeff Turner
[General Manager, Boeing Commercial Aircraft]
May 26, 2005
To Wichita, Tulsa, and McAlester employees
Today Onex confirmed its intent to complete the purchase of our
commercial operations. The decision to move forward is a
significant milestone in the history of our sites and our
communities. I personally am having mixed emotions -- saddened to
be leaving the comfort of a familiar company, but thoroughly
excited at the prospect of becoming independent.
Our partnership with Boeing is far from over. Included in this
sale are guarantees of long-term work agreements between
Mid-Western Aircraft and Boeing. We build great products for some
of the best airplanes flying today. But now our expertise can open
new doors for us. To paraphrase what I said on Feb. 22 when Onex
was introduced: We have before us a future full of possibilities, a
future that reaches beyond Kansas and Oklahoma, beyond Boeing, to
the entire world marketplace.
There will be obstacles, but I have confidence in our skills,
our performance, and our quality. When the sale is closed, we will
need to forge strong partnerships because we will have our future
in our own hands.
Thank you for your diligence and focus throughout the sale
process.
That alone is a testament to how good our new company can
be.
Jeff
[Courtesy Wichita Eagle]
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