Boeing Opens Oklahoma City Facility

Gov. Mary Fallin joined company officials Thursday in opening the facility where B-1 and C-130 aircraft are being modernized with upgrades to the cockpits. Modernization programs also include the B-52, E-4B, E-6, C-32 and C-40 aircraft.

Boeing plans to bring about 1,000 new jobs to the city with the new plant.

The C-130 upgrades were to be eliminated under a proposed federal budget earlier this year. A defense funding bill in the U.S. House would prohibit ending the upgrades until 180 days after an analysis comparing the cost of the upgrades versus the cost of keeping the C-130s effective without the upgrade.