Customer concentration with Boeing leaves Spirit vulnerable to unsystematic ... just enough lower than the net replacement cost of the assembly to make it worthwhile for the airline customer ...
Spirit AeroSystems builds fuselages and other key parts for both Airbus and Boeing. The Boeing machinist strike in the Seattle region has effectively shut down assembly plants for its 737 MAX ...
Spirit's announcement was made as Boeing faces a safety and culture crisis ... to exclude products that "required out-of-sequence assembly or incremental quality re-work." The company said ...