Key Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems is laying off 450 after production of troubled 737s slows

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1. The Columbian

   Key Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems is laying off 450 after production of troubled 737s slows ↗ (opens The Columbian)

   Published May 16, 2024

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   The Columbian's feed description

   A key Boeing supplier that makes the fuselages for its popular 737 Max airplanes is laying off about 450 workers because production has slowed down ever since a panel flew off one of those airplanes o

2. NBC10 Philadelphia

   Boeing supplier Spirit AeroSystems lays off workers, citing lower plane delivery rates ↗ (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

   Published May 15, 2024

   Same headline from 2 more outlets

   NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

   Spirit makes fuselages at the plant for Boeing’s best-selling 737 Max plane, deliveries of which have slowed in the wake of a door panel blowout.

3. MyNorthwest

   Spirit AeroSystems is laying off 450 after production of 737s slows ↗ (opens MyNorthwest)

   Published May 16, 2024

   MyNorthwest's feed description

   Spirit is laying off the workers because production has slowed down since a panel flew off an airplane operated by Alaska Airlines in midair.

4. Fortune

   Fallout from Alaska Airlines blowout continues as key Boeing supplier is laying off 450 workers because production has slowed ↗ (opens Fortune)

   Published May 16, 2024

   Fortune's feed description

   Spirit is Boeing's most important supplier on the 737s because it makes fuselages and installs door plugs like the one that flew off the Alaska Airlines plane.

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