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2020 has not been kind to aviation manufacturer Spirit AeroSystems. The continued grounding of the Boeing 737 Max — the company's most important program —…
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Spirit AeroSystems will furlough all of its hourly employees still working on the Boeing 737 Max program for 21 days.The furloughs will begin Monday and…
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The number of people traveling by air has plummeted more than 90% since the beginning of March. More than half of the employees losing their jobs are being laid off involuntarily.
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Spirit AeroSystems announced Friday it would lay off 1,450 employees at its Wichita plant amid the reduced demand for commercial airplanes.It was the…
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Spirit AeroSystems says it will begin a “phased-in return to work” for some of its furloughed employees.The statement follows an announcement Thursday by…
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Wichita’s already weakened economy took another blow with the news that Spirit AeroSystems will furlough a number of workers for three weeks.The furloughs…
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Spirit AeroSystems said it will halt production on all Boeing work for two weeks.In a news release Tuesday, the company said employees who are idled by…
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The Federal Aviation Administration issued an airworthiness directive for the jetliner that stems from a faulty component that could make the aircraft vulnerable to lightning strikes.
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Spirit AeroSystems said Thursday it has reached an agreement with Boeing to resume production of the 737 Max, but at reduced levels.Both Boeing and Spirit…
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Boeing suggests it could fly about mid-2020. Industry sources note that the FAA and other regulators around the world could take months longer to find the planes safe to fly passengers.