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1. Boeing suspends shifts after power outage
By KOMO-TV STAFF

AUBURN, Wash. - First shift operations at Boeing's Auburn plant have been suspended Monday after multiple transformers failed at the site over the weekend, triggering an evacuation.

The Boeing Co. ordered all employees out of the Auburn site after the Saturday morning outage, and the plant has been closed ever since.

Only emergency operations personnel remain on the job.

A spokesperson with Boeing said the company was assessing all of its buildings on site and had restored power to some of them over the weekend.

Crews are hoping to restore power to more buildings overnight.

Boeing employees who work in Auburn are advised to call a special hotline - 1-800-899-6431 - for the latest updates on when shifts will start and operations will return to normal.

The Auburn Boeing Plant, opened in 1966, is the largest airplane parts plant in the world with 2.1 million square feet and 265,000 parts being manufactured each year.

With 4,800 employees, the Boeing plant is the third major employer in Auburn.

2. Boeing (NYSE:BA) Expands GoldCare Program

Boeing (NYSE:BA) Expands GoldCare Program
According to iewy.com, Boeing (NYSE:BA) is going to extend its GoldCare service to include its Next-Generation 737 product line in light of recent popular demand.
Discussions are going on now within the company and multiple customers will likely adopt GoldCare solutions for their 737 fleets.
“We’ve designed GoldCare to bring value to our Next-Generation 737 customers by boosting airplane reliability, which will reduce cost and improve efficiency throughout the airplane’s lifecycle,” said Jay Maloney, vice president, Fleet Management for Boeing (NYSE:BA) Commercial Airplanes.

3. American to add flights from Dublin's Terminal 2 in April

Beginning April 5, American Airlines will resume nonstop service between Dublin and its hub at Chicago O'Hare, The Associated Press reports. The carrier will fly one daily round-trip flight on Boeing 767-300 aircraft seating 30 in business class and 195 in coach.

In a press release, AA says it will "move its operations into Dublin Airport's new Terminal 2 that opened in late 2010. That means customers will be able to pre-clear U.S. immigration and customs prior to boarding their flight. On arrival in Chicago, customers will be treated as domestic rather than international passengers. They will be allowed to make connections in American's Terminal 3 at O'Hare and will not need to claim and re-check baggage before continuing on their next flight."

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"We are delighted to resume our service to Dublin and to relocate in Dublin's newest terminal," Loretta Kuss, Director – Passenger Sales – Chicago, says in AA's release. "We look forward to welcoming back our Irish customers and hope they will enjoy the U.S. Customs and Border Protection pre-clearance benefits made possible by our terminal move."

The aptly named website Airlines and Destinations says AA's current schedule indicates that the carrier "plans to operate the route year-round."

American did not say in its release when it last flew between Chicago and Dublin.

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Neha Jain

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