Congratulations to
@Airbus
on their 50th anniversary! The team at Spirit AeroSystems is proud to be your partner, and we're looking forward to the next 50 years!
#Airbus50
Last weekend, I visited
@SpiritAero
in Wichita for a tour of two of their plants. The aerospace industry is one of Kansasโ largest employers and Iโll continue to champion them in the U.S. Senate.
Congratulations on your 10,000th delivery! What an amazing accomplishment. Thanks for letting us be a part of your spectacular journey!
#whereflightbegins
No one does it better. Today weโre celebrating the 10,000th delivered 737 where the family is built at the most efficient single-aisle aircraft production plant in the world.
#10k737
#boeing
We were pleased to host First
@ScotGovFM
@NicolaSturgeon
at our Prestwick facility this morning as she announced Scottish government funding support for the new open access Aerospace Innovation Centre.
FM
@NicolaSturgeon
visited
@SpiritAero
to announce ยฃ4.8 million funding for their new open access Aerospace Innovation Centre at their manufacturing site in Prestwick:
Today we celebrated the 100th delivery of the KC-46 Tanker fuselage to
@BoeingDefense
. A special thanks to our guests and to those who spoke at our celebration, Air Force Col. Nate Vogel and Kim Pastega, Boeing's 767 VP/GM. Spirit is humbled to be part of the 767 program.
#Tanker
.
@SpiritAero
is pleased to announce the completed acquisition of select assets from
@Bombardier
. This is transformational for Spirit, and we look forward to integrating our new team members in Belfast, Casablanca and Dallas. Welcome to Spirit!
Release:
Huge achievement for
@SpiritAero
Belfast on the recent dispatch of 200th
#A220
wing set to
@Airbus
! Produced with our award-winning RTI technology, the wing is lighter than conventional metal wings and has lower fuel consumption in flight, making it look good at every angle.
Today we announced that
@SpiritAero
&
@Bombardier
agreed on amended terms to our acquisition of select assets of Bombardierโs aerostructures & aftermarket business. The agreement puts us on a path to close the transaction this Friday, October 30.
Release:
Congratulations to our Belfast VPGM Michael Ryan on receiving a Knighthood in the Queenโs Birthday honours. This richly-deserved honour acknowledges his outstanding commitment to Northern Ireland's aerospace industry and its communities, and the support of his Belfast team.
Congrats to Spirit Prestwick on a key milestone โ the 500th shipment of the
@Airbus
A350 Fixed Leading Edge (FLE). This major wing structure is more than 110 feet long & in three parts. The
#A350
is delivered to Airbus in Broughton, Wales, where it is assembled to the full wing.
We are deeply saddened by the loss of
@WichitaState
President John Bardo. His contributions stretch far beyond the halls of WSU. He was a visionary & an innovator - a man of integrity with a genuine care for people. Our thoughts are with Dr. Bardoโs family & the WSU community.
Spirit Prestwick delivered its first installment of face shields to the procurement office of the local NHS region. Thanks to the employees who assembled these to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
#SupportTheNHS
Spirit Prestwick is leveraging advanced composite technology from Spiritโs research and development portfolio for innovative new work. Stay tuned for more about this next week!
Congrats to
@Boeing
on the first flight of the
#777X
. Spirit provides the forward fuselage, nacelles and struts for the 777 and weโre honored to be a trusted partner on the 777X program.
@BoeingAirplanes
Delighted to announce the construction of the Aerospace Innovation Centre at Spirit Prestwick has now recommenced. This state-of-the art building will showcase Spiritโs distinctive capabilities as a centre for design and digital manufacturing of current and future aircraft.
Spirit has combined a wide range of robotics hardware and software technologies to meet the complex needs of inspecting composite parts. The new robots automatically inspect parts up to 200 feet long. Take a closer look at
#WhereFlightBegins
.
#FIA18
Congratulations to
@SpiritAero
Casablanca on the official production launch of
#A220
fuselage sections and keel-beams. Casablanca is excited to join our global sites already delivering on key
@Airbus
programmes:
Driven by record-high demand for commercial and defense aircraft customers, Spirit this morning announced its plans to hire an additional 1,400 employees over the 1,000 announced in Dec. 2017. Read more: .
#WhereFlightBegins
โThe opening of this new facility is part of Spiritโs journey to become a leader in advanced out of autoclave composite technology. It demonstrates our ability to develop cost effective new technologies & manufacturing processes." - Scott McLarty, Spirit SVP, Airbus Programs.
GENTILE: Bombardier aerostructures acquisition strengthens our relationship as a key supplier to Airbus through the A220 Wing & A320NEO thrust reverser, as well as intellectual property in the form of state-of-the-art resin transfer infusion carbon fiber composite fabrication.
Bombardier aerostructures acquisition solidifies long-term relationship with Airbus through A220 Wing and A320NEO thrust reverser, doubles high-margin aftermarket business, as well as adding significant business jet fuselage, propulsion and wing products revenue to our portfolio.
Spirit Systems Engineer Pamela Roberts encourages young women to enter the field of
#STEM
careers - โGo For It! You can do whatever you put your mind to.โ
@SWEtalk
#WomenInSTEM
The 10,000th 737 just rolled off the assembly line and we are in awe. Thank you to our many customers! We love building 737s for you with excellence, pride and passion.
#Boeing
#avgeek
.
@SpiritAero
is delighted to be leading Phase 2 of Project Mosquito for UK Ministry of Defence
@DefenceHQ
- driving innovation through the development of sophisticated technologies and sustaining high-value engineering in Belfast.
Designed to fly alongside fighter jets, the UKโs first uncrewed fighter aircraft are one step closer to reality. As part of a three-year deal, a ยฃ30m contract will support more than 100 jobs in Northern Ireland. Read more here:
Today marks 19 years since the devastating terrorist attacks in the U.S. on
#september112001
. On this Patriot Day, we honor and remember those who lost their lives.
#NeverForget911
Proud to continue our partnership with
@VyaireMedical
& leverage our expertise to build critical care unit ventilators during this pandemic.
@SpiritAero
has now delivered more than 1,000 ventilators & counting. Thanks to the team for their hard work & dedication on this project!
Spirit AeroSystems and Norsk Titanium US Inc. have reached an agreement to initiate qualification of Spirit's first additive-manufactured, titanium, structural component for the Boeing 787.
#FIA18
To the men and women of Spirit AeroSystems, thank you for all that you do each day to make Spirit the place
#WhereFlightBegins
for millions of people around the world!
#LaborDay
โฆdramatic pauseโฆ Itโs official! Guinness World Records (on site today) has just recorded the Boeing 737 as โthe most-produced large commercial jetโ in aviation history.
#10k737
#boeing
Following
@Boeing
's announcement to extend the temporary shutdown of its operations in Washington state,
@SpiritAero
is assessing the restart of our Boeing programs that was planned for Wednesday, April 8. Details here:
Today, Spirit broke ground on its new, state-of-the-art Global Digital Logistics Center in Wichita. Thank you to
@jefflongwellict
, David Dennis and the rest of our guests from
@SedgwickCounty
and
@ChamberWichita
for joining us this afternoon!
Current and potential female engineering students at
@WichitaState
attended An Evening with Shocker Alumna Cindy Hoover last night, with topics ranging from living to learning to leading.
@SweCindy
is president elect of
@SWEtalk
and chief engineer of ops at Spirit AeroSystems.
VP, HR & Global Chief Diversity & inclusion Officer
@barbarawhye
of Intel presented on the value of sponsorship at the
@SWEtalk
Women of Color Luncheon this afternoon.
#WE19
.
.
@SpiritAero
is joining the continued fight against
#COVID19
with a new manufacturing collaboration with
@vyaire_medical
to build critical care ventilators.
MORE:
Through the generosity of our employees and Spiritโs commitment to match dollar-for-dollar, a total of $35,000 will be donated to the
@KSRedCross
and
@unitedwayplains
relief efforts to aid those affected by the April 29 Andover tornado.
#EmergingStronger
#TeamSpirit
Spirit AeroSystems celebrated the completion of its 50th completed critical care ventilator. Thank you
@vyaire_medical
for partnering with
@SpiritAero
so we can help support the fight against COVID-19.
Earlier this week, Spirit AeroSystems President & CEO Tom Gentile participated in a lunch panel with
@RealMenRealHero
and about 60 young men from
@WichitaUSD259
about how we can help empower youth to be successful and build strong communities. What an amazing organization!
Delighted and proud that our Belfast Vice President & General Manager, Sir Michael Ryan CBE, has been appointed Industry Chair of
@TheAGPUK
, helping to grow UK Aerospace, contribute to UK prosperity and meet
#NetZero
goals.
Read more:
GENTILE: We are confident in the resilience of our Spirit team. Our focus will be to maintain sufficient liquidity and continue to adjust operations to the evolving environment.
The 787th
@Boeing
787 -- it's not something you see every day!
@SpiritAero
builds the fully-integrated
#787
forward fuselage structure and engine pylons at its Wichita facility and the wing movable leading edge and fixed leading edge in Tulsa and Malaysia.
#WhereFlightBegins
We were pleased to be joined by Kansas Lieutenant Governor
@drjeffcolyer
and Wichita Mayor
@jefflongwellict
as we announced a $1 billion investment in Spirit Wichita.
We proudly support the US Navy in the air by producing the fuselage, nacelles and wing components of the Navyโs
#P8A
, and weโre honored today to extend our support to the sea with the commissioning of USS Wichita and its crew.
#WhereFlightBegins
#WhereVictoryBegins
#USSWichita
The lightweight, composite fuselage of the CH-53K is manufactured by the men and women of Spirit AeroSystems. We're proud of our work with
@LockheedMartin
and
@Sikorsky
to provide heavy-lift capability to the U.S. Armed Forces!
#WhereFlightBegins
We will build 12 CH-53K Heavy Lift Helicopters for the
@USNavy
. The CH-53K will conduct heavy-lift transport of armored vehicles, equipment & personnel to support ops from sea โก๏ธ deep inland. Read more:
Great to have the opportunity to showcase our capabilities and share our growth plans with Secretary of State
@chhcalling
during his visit to our wing facility in Belfast, where we produce the
@Airbus
#A220
advanced composite wings.
@NIOgov
@spiritaero
announced a new R&D complex in Prestwick, Scotland, which will focus on composite material infusion processes, rapid prototyping, virtual reality and more.
#FIA18
#WhereFlightBegins
.
@SpiritAero
is built on more than 90 years of aviation experience as one of the worldโs largest non-OEM designers & manufacturers of aerostructures for commercial & defense aircraft.
We are proud to be a part of this amazing legacy.
#AirCapitaloftheWorld
#NationalAviationDay
Thanks to
@JerryMoran
,
@RepRonEstes
& Dr. Laubach-Hock (
@NIAR_WSU
) for visiting Spirit & inviting
@SecAFOfficial
to Wichita today. Your leadership continues to bring prominent leaders to Kansas & we appreciate the continued support for the aerospace industry & supply chain.
Celebrating a historic moment with
@Boeing
today as the
@USAirForce
accepts the first KC-46A Tanker. Itโs a state-of-the-art aircraft, Spirit is proud to have supplied its forward fuselage, strut and nacelle components and fixed leading edge.
#WhereFlightBegins
#Boeing
WELCOME, INTERNS!
Spirit AeroSystems welcomed its 2019 interns today! Weโre excited to see what awesome contributions these 70 students from universities across the country will bring to the company this summer!
#internICT
#whereflightbegins
Our
@SpiritAero
Prestwick facility has completed the first fixed leading-edge demonstrator for the
@Airbus
Wing of Tomorrow R&T program. This collaboration on next-generation technology for both the fixed leading edge & lower wing cover will take air travel to new heights.
UKโs first fleet of uncrewed fighter aircraft a step closer with ยฃ30 million contract awarded to
@SpiritAero
to design and manufacture a prototype capable of providing a battle-winning advantage to the RAF
#NextGenRAF
#BuildBackBetter
๐ฌ๐ง
This innovative collaboration with
@virginhyperloop
will help to solidify the hyperloop prototype utilizing
@SpiritAero
engineers, fabricators, builders, supply chain and certification experts, and technicians.
Itโs
#NationalAerospaceWeek
, & today we recognize Spiritโs talented employees โ the best in the industry. Thanks to our employees โ from mechanics to engineers & more โ for leading the way & helping to create this innovative company.
@AIAspeaks
#AeroWeek
It was an exciting day today at our Stratford facility as we celebrated the completion of the first Connecticut-built CH-53K heavy-lift helicopter.
#OnlyTheKCan
Spirit's Research & Technology team was selected to receive a
@NASA
Group Achievement Award at the upcoming 2020 Honor Award Ceremony. Great job by the Research and Technology team & other members of the NASA Advanced Composites Consortium!
MORE: .
Spirit is proud to support ALS Finding a Cure. Tom Gentile is an Advisory Board Member and we are honored to see Spirit employees working with groups like ALS FAC to move communities and the world forward.
Read their latest update:
@MeritCudkowicz
Tonight, Spirit hosted its Service Milestone Banquet, celebrating employees with 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45 years of service. In total, this distinguished group represents more than 14,000 years of combined service to the company!
#WhereFlightBegins
#ThankYou
Congratulations to Spirit's
@SweCindy
on receiving the Fellow Grade honor at
#WE18
! This honor is bestowed on SWE members in recognition of continuous service to the advancement of women in the engineering profession. Thank you, Cindy, for all that you do!
@SWEtalk