26 March 2020: Spirit AeroSystems has suspended the Boeing work performed at their facilities in Wichita, Kansas, and in Tulsa and McAlester, Oklahoma. This decision came after Boeing's announcement to temporarily suspend production at its Washington state facilities.
However the 787 work for Boeing's Charleston, South Carolina, facility will be carried as usual.
This temporary suspension will last for two weeks during which all the employees will be given their dues.
Also, during this time Spirit AeroSystems will further deep clean and sanitize work spaces and facilities. When the production will resume on Boeing programs, the costs and workforce will be aligned as per the production set by Boeing. This could potentially include additional workforce actions.
However other operations involving defence customers, Airbus, aftermarket and MRO, third party fabrication work, other non-Boeing work, and other growth programs will continue as per schedule with employees working their regular shifts.
Also, Spirit will continue to monitor the on-going situation and make adjustments to its operations as needed for the safety of the team.