Boeing's acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems was announced months after an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 had an explosive decompression due to a door plug that blew out. It was later found that the ...

A new 737 Max door plug design is engineered to make it more difficult for factory workers to install the door plug incorrectly.

Spirit AeroSystems reaches deal with Airbus to sell off parts of portfolio April 25, 2025, 12:11 PM EST Manufacturing Wichita aerospace subcontractor 3P Processing acquired by private-equity firm ...

FRANKFURT—Airbus has agreed to increase financial support for its ailing aerostructures supplier Spirit AeroSystems. Spirit ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Spirit AeroSystems is notifying its Wichita workforce that layoffs are coming. In an internal memo a worker shared with KSN, the company said it has “made the difficult ...

Spirit AeroSystems will suspend factory production on Thursday at its plant in Wichita, Kansas, the company said, after workers rejected a proposed four-year deal and announced a strike to begin ...

Airbus has agreed to provide an additional $94 million in financial support to Spirit AeroSystems amid its pending acquisition of some of the aircraft company's industrial assets. Under the amended ...

An antitrust review has been opened into the pending purchase of the aerostructures business, with the prospect emerging that ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - On Friday morning, Spirit Aerosystems confirmed to 12 News it will furlough 700 workers later this month. The 21-day furloughs begin on Oct. 28 for employees who work on the ...

Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas, hopes a mass hiring for manufacturing jobs will help with production. The company reported losses of over $100 million.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A Spirit AeroSystems spokesperson confirmed that the company will furlough 250-350 employees working in two different Boeing 737 programs beginning later this month.

Spirit AeroSystems has presented its engineering union in Wichita with a four-year contract offer, the labor group and the aero parts supplier said on Friday.