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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Bond promotes Boeing Super Hornet in Greece, Denmark

F-18 Super HornetU.S. Senator Kit Bond, R-Mo., promoted the sale of fighter planes made by Boeing in St. Louis during a recent trip to Denmark and Greece.

Both Greece and Denmark are looking to upgrade their fighter aircraft, so Bond, vice chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, said he promoted the St. Louis-built F/A-18 Super Hornet.

About 5,000 of 16,000 local Boeing jobs are tied directly to the F/A-18, which cost between $29 million and $57 million each. The jet creates thousands more jobs among suppliers.

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