Spirit AeroSystems Maintaining 120 Complete 737 MAX Fuselages

WICHITA—Spirit AeroSystems began accumulating Boeing 737 MAX fuselages at its site after the FAA grounded the aircraft in 2019. Boeing’s largest supplier now has a backlog of 120 shipsets sitting at its sprawling Wichita facility. The company expects this number to fall as it delivers more to Boeing...
Molly McMillin

Molly McMillin, a 25-year aviation journalist, is managing editor of business aviation for the Aviation Week Network and editor-in-chief of The Weekly of Business Aviation, an Aviation Week market intelligence report.

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