MIDDLETOWN, CT—Pratt and Whitney unveiled a new state-of-the-art assembly line here. The horizontal assembly line suspends the engine from the ceiling, so it can move up, down and around, instead of the workers having to do all that. The assembly line will make engines for the Airbus 320 Neo passenger jet and the F-35 joint strike fighter.

LOS ANGELES—After years of avoiding confrontation, the U.S. labor movement is reasserting itself. From the car plants of Detroit to the ports of Los Angeles, unions are demanding payback for sacrifices they say helped revive the economy.

TROY, AL—Lockheed Martin plans to expand its missile assembly plant here and add 240 employees.

FAIRFAX, VA—The aerospace industry is shifting more manufacturing investment to the U.S. after a decade in which production jobs in the sector flowed to China and other emerging economies, according to a new study.

OLYMPIA, WA—A lawmaker says she will introduce a bill that could reduce Boeing’s multibillion dollar tax break if the company trims its overall Washington state workforce.

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC—Even as Boeing opened a large new propulsion plant here last week, the aeronautics giant announced the facility has already been assigned additional work.

MOBILE, AL—With its powerhouse operational and construction of three primary structures categorized at “substantial completion,” Airbus’ A320 assembly plant here could receive its first shipment of major components from Europe as early as June.

LONG BEACH, CA—Virgin Galactic has leased a new facility here to design and manufacture its small satellite launcher, LauncherOne.

EVERETT, WA—Héroux-Devtek Inc., which makes the landing gear for Boeing’s 777X, will assemble that equipment at a new factory here.

EVERETT, WA—Four employees at Boeing’s assembly plant here have been fired for allegedly selling and using drugs at the workplace, company officials said.