Union files objection to Hawker Beechcraft deal

Published July 16, 2012 4:00am ET



WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Hawker Beechcraft efforts to enter into exclusive talks with a Chinese firm for the $1.79 billion sale of its civilian aircraft operations ran into opposition Monday in bankruptcy court from its machinists union amid fears about the deal’s impact on national security as well as worker pensions.

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