Spirit AeroSystems Announces $1 Billion Expansion, 1,000 New Jobs

December 8, 2017

WICHITA, KS—Spirit AeroSystems announced a $1 billion expansion that will bring 1,000 new jobs to its aircraft assembly plant here. The five-year expansion calls for hiring 800 new employees by the end of 2018 and 200 more the following year. MORE

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Spirit AeroSystems Announces $1 Billion Expansion, 1,000 New Jobs

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