Boeing said Monday it had agreed to buy a major supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, ending a nearly two-decade experiment in outsourcing the production of key components of its commercial jets, including the fuselage of the 737 Max and parts of the 767, 777 and 787. In buying Spirit, Boeing hopes to curb the quality problems that … Read more
Two decades after Boeing sold its large aircraft subassembly plants in Wichita, Kan., and Tulsa, Okla., and created what became Spirit AeroSystems, the company announced late Sunday that it has reached an agreement to buy those Spirit core units and bring that work back home In a memo to Boeing employees Sunday night, CEO Dave … Read more
Unfinished fuselages for the Boeing 737 during production at the Spirit AeroSystems plant in Wichita, Kan. Courtesy of Spirit AeroSystems hide title change the subtitles Courtesy of Spirit AeroSystems WASHINGTON – Boeing has reached an agreement to buy Spirit AeroSystems, one of its main suppliers, reuniting the aerospace giant with the plant that makes the … Read more