Spirit AeroSystems

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.
FormerlyMid-Western Aircraft Systems
Company typePublic
IndustryAerospace
Founded2005 (2005)
FatePending acquisition by Boeing and partial asset transfer to Airbus (expected Q3 2025)
HeadquartersWichita, Kansas, U.S.
Key people
Pat Shanahan (President & CEO)
Irene Esteves (EVP & CFO)
RevenueIncrease US$1,813 million (2023)
Increase US$198 million (2023)
Increase US$59 million (2023)
Total assetsIncrease US$6,950 million (2023)
Total equityDecrease US$(512.8) million (2023)
Number of employees
20,655 (2023)
Websitewww.spiritaero.com Edit this at Wikidata
Footnotes / references
Financials as of December 31, 2023.
References:[1][2]

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. is an American manufacturer of aerostructures for commercial airplanes, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas. The company produces fuselage sections for Boeing's 737 and 787 aircraft, as well as the flight deck sections for a majority of Boeing airliners. Spirit also supplies Airbus with fuselage sections and front wing spars for the A350 and wings for the A220. Spirit's primary competitors in the aerostructures market include Collins Aerospace, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Leonardo, and Triumph Group.

Spirit AeroSystems was established in 2005 when Boeing spun-off its Wichita division to an investment firm. Boeing entered into an agreement to re-acquire Spirit in July 2024 for $4.7 billion. Concurrently with the planned closing of the Boeing acquisition, expected in the third quarter of 2025, Spirit will transfer specific assets involved in Airbus production directly to Airbus under a definitive agreement announced in April 2025.[2] Both transactions are subject to regulatory approvals and other closing conditions.[3]

  1. ^ "Spirit AeroSystems Reports 2023 Results" (PDF) (Press release). Spirit AeroSystems. February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Spirit AeroSystems Enters into Agreement with Airbus for Transfer of Select Aerostructures Assets and Sites" (Press release). Spirit AeroSystems. April 28, 2025.
  3. ^ "Boeing announces purchase of Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion in stock". The Seattle Times. June 30, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.

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