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Spirit AeroSystems builds aircraft components for the major plane makers such as Airbus and Boeing. One product the company is known for is the Boeing 737 MAX fuselage. (Featured Image: Getty Images)

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Spirit AeroSystems

Stock Code
SPR
Business Type
Fuselage Maker
Date Founded
January 1, 2005
CEO
Tom Gentile
Headquarters Location
Witchita, United States

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Boeing And Airbus Reach Potential Agreement To Split Spirit AeroSystems

Discussions are reportedly ongoing, although the outcome is uncertain.

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Spirit AeroSystems Is Negotiating The Sale Of An Airbus A220 Wing Plant

The A220 wings are manufactured at Spirit's Belfast plant in Northern Ireland.

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Boeing Considers Purchasing Supplier Spirit Aerosystems

A potential merger would bring more of the manufacturing process under Boeing's direct control.

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Boeing Asks Suppliers To Maintain 737 MAX Production Schedule As It Is Today

Senior Vice President, Ihssane Mounir, asked suppliers to stick to the master schedule as it is today until the FAA audit results are in.

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Spirit Aims To Introduce Automation To Fix Boeing 737 MAX Quality Lapses

Spirit AeroSystems said that its short-term goal is too look at human factors when building the 737 fuselages.

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Boeing Faces New 737 MAX Issue As Emirates Boss Issues Warning

The latest quality issue affects around 50 undelivered Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.

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Boeing Injects $100 Million Into Spirt AeroSystems

Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems announced an agreement that will see the plane maker injecting capital into one of its key suppliers.

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Boeing 737 MAX Program Faces New Supplier Defect Woes

Boeing has determined that there is no immediate safety concern.

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Another Potential Boeing 737 MAX Production Problem As Spirit Aerosystems Downs Tools To Strike

What could the suspension of factory production mean for Boeing and its popular narrowbody?

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Time for Boeing Answers On Latest 737 MAX Problem

On Wednesday, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun can expect pretty direct questions about how the latest 737 MAX issue will affect production.

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Boeing Foresees Reduced 737 MAX Production Due To Parts Issue

A quality discrepancy has delayed delivery of crucial parts integral to the MAX delivery timeframe.

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Boeing’s New Spirit AeroSystems MRO Agreement: What You Need To Know

The deal focuses on MRO for the 737 MAX and marks a deepening of ties between the two companies.

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