PM: INW Aerospace Biz Ready To Fly

A&P Technician (airframe and power plant mechanics) Jason Rice works on a Pratt & Whitney 127 turboprop engine at Empire Airlines in Hayden on Friday, Oct. 5. A growing cluster of aerospace companies in the Inland Northwest is reaping the rewards of a global surge in aircraft production. Scott Maben SR story here. (SR photo: Kathy Plonka)

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