Spirit AeroSystems said on Tuesday it would receive up to $350 million in advance payments from its largest customer Boeing and up to $107 million from Airbus , giving the struggling supplier a lifeline as it burns cash after four consecutive years of losses.

The payments are intended to help address high levels of inventory and lower operational cash flows.

Hours after announcing it will receive up to $350 million in advance payments from Boeing, Spirit said it has an updated memorandum of agreement with Airbus stating the European aerospace giant will provide the major supplier with a $107 million non-interest-bearing line of credit.

By David Shepardson and Allison Lampert (Reuters) -Spirit AeroSystems said Tuesday that planemaker Boeing will pay up to $350 million in advance payments to the firm, providing the struggling supplier a lifeline as it continues to burn cash after four consecutive years of losses.

Spirit AeroSystems said on Tuesday that Boeing will pay a total of up to $350 million in advance payments to the firm, providing the struggling supplier a lifeline as it continues to burn cash after four consecutive years of losses.