BOEING PROPOSES WESTLAND DEAL
Boeing Co <BA.N> said its Boeing Vertol
helicopter unit proposed that U.K. Helicopter maker <Westland
Plc> should build up to a third of all future Chinooks for
Britain's airforce.
    A Boeing statement made here said the work would involve up
to 12,500 man-hours per machine, and solve some of Westland's
short-term workload problems. It comes amid speculation that
Britain may pull out of the European EH-101 project, with the
possibility of up to 2,000 Westland job losses.
    Westland was rescued last year by United Technologies Corp
<UTX.N> and Fiat Spa <FIAT.MI>.
 Reuter
