Spirit AeroSystems, Boeing redesign 737 Max door plug with enhanced safety features July 01, 2025, 2:09 PM EST Manufacturing U.K. antitrust regulator investigates Boeing-Spirit AeroSystems acquisition ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Boeing announced plans late Sunday to acquire key Wichita-based Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion ($37.25 per share).

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 ...

A year after announcing investment plans at its Wichita, KS site, Spirit AeroSystems has announced new plans to hire an additional 1,400 employees.

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 ...

Officials at Wichita-based Spirit AeroSystems hope that hundreds of new hires can help address a staffing shortage that was partly blamed for second quarter losses of $122.2 million.

At Spirit Aerosystems in Wichita, Kan., the cockpit on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner still has a lot of work that needs to be completed. Daniel Terdiman/CNET. WICHITA, Kan.-- ...

Spirit AeroSystems is planning to hire an additional 1,400 people next year in Wichita, president and CEO Tom Gentile said during a press conference. This is on top of the 1,000 new positions ...

Nov 1 (Reuters) - Spirit AeroSystems , opens new tab has presented its engineering union in Wichita with a four-year contract offer, the labor group and the aero parts supplier said on Friday.