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Exclusive: Spirit AeroSystems mulls outsourcing U.S. supply chain jobs: sources

Published 01/19/2017, 03:10 PM
Updated 01/19/2017, 03:20 PM
© Reuters. A Boeing 737 aircraft fuselage is seen at Boeing's 737 airplane factory in Renton

By Alwyn Scott

SEATTLE (Reuters) - Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc (N:SPR), a major supplier to aircraft maker Boeing Co (N:BA), is considering outsourcing up to 85 U.S. supply chain jobs, possibly to a company overseas, according to three people familiar with the plan.

The Wichita, Kansas-based maker of aerospace components, which builds 42 Boeing 737 fuselages a month, notified a group of workers in December that the supply chain work "could possibly be sub-contracted in the near future," according to a letter seen by Reuters.

One source said Spirit was considering outsourcing the work to a company in India.

© Reuters. A Boeing 737 aircraft fuselage is seen at Boeing's 737 airplane factory in Renton

Spirit confirmed that it had asked outside vendors about their capabilities and interest in bidding to handle purchase-order administration, but that no decision had been made to move forward with the plan.

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