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ASCO Aerospace furloughs 64 employees [Stillwater NewsPress, Okla.] Feb. 2 COVID-19 related travel restrictions have caused a global downturn in the commercial aviation industry that is now being felt in Stillwater. ASCO Aerospace USA, a Stillwater-based supplier of parts for aviation companies like Boeing, Bombardier, Airbus and Embraer, has furloughed 64 of its 153 employees, Acting Plant Manager Scott Young confirmed Monday. It isn’t just hourly employees who are being furloughed for the next 4-8 weeks, it’s really based on the area where the employee works, Young said. The furlough is happening because Boeing has cut its deliveries, causing ASCO’s stock of parts to build up. ....