TOULOUSE, FRANCE -- Airbus SAS, the world's second largest aerospace maker, will cut 10,000 jobs -- 18% of its workforce --over four years and offload a half-dozen factories as it prepares to declare its first annual loss. The moves are part of a plan to reduce costs by some $2.8 billion annually by 2010.
ST. LOUIS -- LaBarge Inc. named William Bitner vice president of operations, responsible for the EMS company's defense and government-oriented manufacturing operations. He succeeds Vernon Anderson, who is retiring
MENTOR, OH – EMS provider Libra Industries named Albert “Al” Catani chief operating officer, effective immediately. Catani will focus on innovating supply chain and manufacturing capabilities, and on developing the program management and client services organization.
Catani was previously vice president of manufacturing at Lamson & Sessions.