And in an effort to correct manufacturing flaws and get production back on track, it announced it's in talks to buy fuselage maker Spirit AeroSystems — a company that Boeing spun off in 2005.
Spirit AeroSystems, which is not to be confused with Spirit Airlines, is one of the biggest aerostructure companies in the world with many locations around the globe.
"Spirit provides 100% of the fuselages for the world's second-most popular aircraft, the 737. "
Over the past few years, there have been a series of manufacturing flaws that have come out of the Spirit AeroSystems factory on some fuselages that are going to Boeing.
Spirit, however, also supplies parts to Airbus and other plane manufacturers, making the deal a little complex.
Persons:
Max, Kevin Michaels
Organizations:
Boeing, Airbus, Spirit Airlines