Spirit AeroSystems will shut down production of parts for Boeing in Wichita for the next two weeks as both companies grapple with the coronavirus pandemic and business issues it’s causing.
Boeing on Monday announced it is halting production for two weeks at its plants in the greater Seattle area, one of the nation’s hardest-hit by the coronavirus COVID-19 disease.
Spirit, a major supplier of Boeing parts and subassemblies, will mirror the larger company’s actions, suspending work on Boeing contracts at its facilities in Wichita, Tulsa and McAlester, Okla., the company announced in a statement early Tuesday morning.
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