The contract was awarded in 2008 and represented Spirit’s entry into the regional jet market. Spirit designs and builds the pylon for the Mitsubishi Regional Jet (MRJ), a 70- to 90-seat-class aircraft. Spirit was named the 2018 Rolls-Royce Supplier of the Year for the company’s commitment to quality and delivery on the program. Spirit AeroSystems builds the nacelle package for the BR725 program and delivers a fully integrated powerplant system to Rolls-Royce. In 2016, the 500th unit was delivered to Boeing. Spirit has been delivering these assemblies and components on the 787 since 2007. The composite forward fuselage (Section 41) and engine pylons are built in Wichita, Kansas, and the wing fixed leading edge and wing movable leading edge are built in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Subang, Malaysia. Spirit AeroSystems delivers a fully integrated fuselage structure for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Spirit provides the forward fuselage, nacelles and struts for both the 777 and 777X. In late 2017, Spirit AeroSystems began production on Boeing’s next-generation widebody airliner, the 777X, featuring fuel-efficient new engines from GE and a composite folding wing. The 767-300F is considered a reliable workhorse for premier cargo airlines, including UPS and FedEx. While the aircraft is no longer produced for commercial fleets, it’s found success by being modified and repurposed as a cargo freighter. Spirit builds the forward fuselage structure and other components for the Boeing 767. Spirit assisted in the design of the next-generation tanker, which will replace the aging KC-135 Stratotanker fleet. The aircraft is now purchased and used primarily for cargo freight.Ī military derivative of the Boeing 767, Spirit has manufactured the tanker’s forward fuselage (Section 41), strut and nacelle components, and the fixed leading edge since 2013. Spirit builds the forward fuselage section of the famed Boeing 747 wide-body jumbo jet, along with its nacelles, struts and wing leading edge. The program demonstrates Spirit AeroSystems’ unique capability to build military-specific aircraft using decades of experience building the 737, making the P-8A more affordable and of the highest quality possible. In 2016, Spirit began production of the P-8A, a derivative of the Boeing 737. Today, Spirit makes approximately 70 percent of this narrow-body aircraft for Boeing. For more than 50 years, the Boeing 737 has been built in Wichita, Kansas. In February 2018, Spirit AeroSystems celebrated the delivery of the 10,000th Boeing 737 shipset - fuselage, pylon, wing leading edges, thrust reverser and engine nacelle. Spirit AeroSystems in Prestwick, Scotland, builds wing components (droop slats) for the A380 Superjumbo, the world’s largest passenger jet. Spirit also manufactures the A350 wing front spar and fixed leading edge. The central section panels are built in Kinston, North Carolina, then incorporated into the fuselage (Section 15) in Saint-Nazaire, France. The Airbus A350 is a key program for Spirit. New composite technology for the spoiler developed by Spirit will appear on the A320neo in mid-2019. The components for these narrow-body jets are shipped to Airbus’ three A320 assembly lines in Toulouse, France Mobile, Alabama and Tianjin, China. Spirit AeroSystems builds the wing leading and trailing edge elements of all the A320 family of aircraft at the company’s plant in Prestwick, Scotland. The site is also responsible for the manufacture of Mid Fuselage. In addition to the pylon, the work package for both the CS100 and CS300 aircraft models includes systems, strut-to-wing hardware and the aft fairing package. The Belfast site is responsible for the design and manufacture of the advanced composite wings for the A220 family of aircraft including wing assembly and integration, and control surfaces. Since 2009, Spirit has designed and built the pylon for the Airbus A220 commercial jet.
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