Spirit Aerosystems Named To Boeing Tanker Supplier Team

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MEDIA RELEASE PR38717



Spirit AeroSystems Named to Boeing Tanker Supplier Team



WICHITA, Kan., Mar. 12 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --


    Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) has been named to the

Boeing (NYSE: BA) NewGen Tanker Supplier Team. Boeing, Spirit's largest

customer, is bidding on the KC-X program, the U.S. Air Force's next line of

tanker aircraft.


    Upon a contract award from the United States government to Boeing, Spirit

will build the Boeing tanker's forward fuselage section in Wichita, Kan.

After completion, Spirit will ship the hardware to Boeing's Everett, Wash.,

facility for final assembly.


    "We're honored to continue to build quality airplane assemblies for

Boeing, and ultimately, for the United States Air Force," said Richard "Buck"

Buchanan, Spirit senior vice president and chief operations officer. "Spirit

is proud to be part of the integrated Tanker Team, and is poised and ready to

deliver world-class components to our customer."


    Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., said, "I am pleased that the men and women of

Spirit AeroSystems will play such a significant role on the NewGen Tanker.

The Boeing/Spirit Team has a strong track record of delivering superior value

to their customers and I know they will continue this success in building the

world's finest tanker for the United States Air Force."


    U.S. Congressman Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard., said, "The highly-skilled

workers and engineers at Spirit AeroSystems are among the best in the world

and will play an integral role in building the next generation of tankers. We

are moving toward a tanker contract that will stimulate the aviation industry

in Kansas and lead to even more high-quality, high-paying jobs. Spirit

workers will provide nothing but the best components for the KC-767, and that

is important for our military men and women to successfully carry out their

missions."


    On March 4, Boeing announced it would offer the Boeing NewGen Tanker, an

airplane based off of the 767 platform, in the competition to supply the U.S.

Air Force with a multi-mission aerial refueling aircraft that will meet all

the warfighter's mission requirements for the next several decades.


    Boeing will respond to the Air Force's KC-X Request for Proposal by May

10, and the Air Force is expected to announce its decision later this year.


    The contract will be for 179 new KC-X aerial refueling tankers.




    About Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.

    Based in Wichita, Kan., Spirit AeroSystems is the world's largest

independent supplier of commercial airplane assemblies and components. In

addition to its Kansas facility, Spirit has locations in Tulsa and McAlester,

Okla.; Prestwick, Scotland; Samlesbury, England; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; and

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is developing new manufacturing facilities in Kinston, N.C.; and

Saint-Nazaire, France. In the U.S., Spirit's core products include fuselages,

pylons, nacelles and wing components. Additionally, Spirit provides

aftermarket customer support services, including spare parts,

maintenance/repair/overhaul, and fleet support services in North America,

Europe and Asia. Spirit Europe produces wing components for a host of

customers, including Airbus.



SOURCE:  Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.


    CONTACT: Lisa Conklin, 

             Corporate Communications of Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc., 

             +1-316-523-2438



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