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2025
Alaska Airlines pilot sues Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems for $10M over 2024 door plug blowout
Captain Brandon Fisher, pilot in command of Alaska Airlines flight 1282, filed a complaint on Dec. 30, 2025 naming Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems Holdings as defendants, seeking $10 million in compensatory damages plus court costs. The complaint alleges Boeing attempted to shift blame onto the pilots and intentionally and falsely claimed the crew made mistakes, using Fisher as a scapegoat for the Jan. 5, 2024 mid-exit door plug blowout.
2021
Spirit AeroSystems and EGAT sign joint venture agreement
Spirit AeroSystems announced that it had signed a joint venture agreement with Evergreen Aviation Technologies Corporation (EGAT) to form Spirit Evergreen Aftermarket Solutions and transfer repair capabilities to it. Formation of the joint venture remains subject to conditions precedent, including foreign investment approval.
2021
Infosys announces strategic collaboration with Spirit AeroSystems
Infosys announced a strategic collaboration with Spirit AeroSystems, which selected Infosys as its lead technology integration partner for integrating applications and infrastructure for certain recently acquired assets.
2020
Spirit AeroSystems completes acquisition of selected Bombardier assets
Spirit AeroSystems announced that it completed the acquisition of selected Bombardier aerostructures and aftermarket services assets in Belfast, Casablanca and Dallas.
2020
Spirit AeroSystems partners with Virgin Hyperloop on a prototype
Spirit AeroSystems and Virgin Hyperloop partnered to develop a prototype for the hyperloop transportation venture. Spirit said it would contribute engineering, fabrication, construction, supply-chain, certification, and technical expertise.
2020
Spirit AeroSystems expands production capacity in Wichita
Spirit AeroSystems expanded production capability at its Wichita, Kansas manufacturing center, supported by $80 million allocated by the Department of Defense for advanced tooling and fabrication capabilities.
2020
Spirit AeroSystems halts Boeing fuselage work and furloughs workers
Spirit AeroSystems halted work on Boeing commercial aircraft fuselages and furloughed about 3,200 Boeing-related production employees in Kansas and Oklahoma for 21 days amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
2020
Spirit AeroSystems opens Prestwick manufacturing facility
Spirit AeroSystems opened a manufacturing facility at its Prestwick site in Scotland to manufacture spoilers for the Airbus A320 family. The facility is expected to generate more than 100 new jobs in the UK.
2020
Spirit Aerosystems CFO and controller resign
Spirit Aerosystems said CFO Jose Garcia and John Gilson, its vice-president, controller and principal accounting officer, resigned in light of findings from the accounting-process review.
2020
Spirit Aerosystems announces gradual restart of 737 Max component production
Spirit Aerosystems announced that it would gradually restart production of 737 Max airplane components after reaching a deal with Boeing, and planned to ramp up deliveries during 2020.
2020
Spirit AeroSystems discloses accounting-process noncompliance
Spirit AeroSystems said an ongoing review found it had not complied with established accounting processes for certain potential contingent liabilities received after the end of the third quarter of 2019. The company said no final conclusion had been made and that it believed the issue would not result in a third-quarter restatement or materially affect fiscal-year 2019 financial statements.
2020
Spirit AeroSystems appoints CFO and interim controller
Spirit AeroSystems appointed Mark Suchinski as senior vice president and chief financial officer and Damon Ward as interim controller and principal accounting officer, effective January 29, 2020.
2020
Spirit AeroSystems acquired Fiber Materials Inc.
Spirit AeroSystems acquired Biddeford manufacturer Fiber Materials Inc., which specializes in high-temperature materials and composites.
2020
Spirit AeroSystems assesses voluntary layoffs amid 737 MAX production pause
Spirit AeroSystems said it was assessing feedback on voluntary layoffs for some employees in response to the effects of the 737 MAX production pause.
2020
Spirit AeroSystems assesses voluntary layoffs
Spirit AeroSystems said it was assessing employee feedback on voluntary layoffs for some employees to address the impact of the 737 MAX production suspension; the layoffs were presented as a plan under assessment, not as completed.
2019
Bombardier agrees to sell its aerostructures business to Spirit AeroSystems
Bombardier Inc. signed a deal to sell its aerostructures business to Spirit AeroSystems Holding Inc. for US$500 million in cash, with Spirit also assuming liabilities with a total carrying value of more than US$700 million.
2018
Spirit AeroSystems announces planned Tulsa site expansion
Spirit AeroSystems announced a planned expansion of its Tulsa site, involving more than $80 million in investment and nearly 250 planned hires. The expansion was scheduled to begin the following year.