The Aerospace division of AlliedSignal Inc. announced yesterday that it will eliminate 1,000 jobs over the next eight months at the former Textron Lycoming engine plant in Stratford, Conn.
AlliedSignal acquired Textron Lycoming, the turbine engine division of Providence, R.I.-based Textron Inc., last month. At that time it said the purchase would result in job cuts as it combined the business with its Phoenix, Ariz.-based engines unit.
The job cuts, due to begin in December, will leave about 1,200 employees at the Stratford plant.
The Lycoming Turbine Engine Division makes engines for regional airlines, helicopter engines, military tank engines and marine engines. AlliedSignal also said the end of the plant's work for the Army's M1 tank program also contributed to the cuts.
William Reavis,a company spokesman, said the job cuts will not affect AlliedSignal's Aerospace division plant in Towson.