Lockheed Martin Exec Confident C-130J Production Will Be Profitable

By John Liang / January 28, 2002 at 5:00 AM
Lockheed Martin President and Chief Operating Officer Robert Stevens late last week said he is confident the company's C-130J program could become profitable. To make money on the C-130J, Lockheed Martin believes it will need orders for 120 aircraft. The company currently has 113 on order. "I think we are on our plan to generate a sufficient order volume for the airplane that would give us stability and a nice operating rhythm around which we can get a production cadence...

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