The @BoeingAirplanes 737 fuselage has been built in Wichita since 1966. Yesterday, the 10,000th unit rolled off Spirit's production line and began its journey to Boeing's plant in Renton, WA. #WhereFlightBegins #GenerationsofExcellence
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00:00- Last weekend, I visited @SpiritAero in Wichita for a tour of two of their plants. The aerospace industry is one of Kansas’ largest employers and I’ll 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
- 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 £4.8 million funding for their new open access Aerospace Innovation Centre at their manufacturing site in Prestwick: news.gov.scot/news/gbp-4-8-m…
- 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: spr.ly/6016Gh32g
- We're still celebrating the delivery of the 10,000th 737 fuselage to @BoeingAirplanes. That's a lot of airplanes!
- Spirit is joining the #supersonic revolution! We’re proud to have entered into a collaboration agreement with @AerionCorp for the preliminary design of the #AS2 forward, pressurized fuselage. Read more: bit.ly/2El1GiU. #WhereFlightBegins #TheFutureIsBuiltHere
- As #TeamMOSQUITO lead for @DefenceHQ, @SpiritAero is delighted to welcome @northropgrumman and @IntrepidMinds! Read more on how this ground-breaking project will help drive collaborative innovation and competitive advantage: spr.ly/6012HADya
- 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.
- Congratulations to our Belfast VPGM Michael Ryan on receiving a Knighthood in the Queen’s 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.
- Today we announced that @SpiritAero & @Bombardier agreed on amended terms to our acquisition of select assets of Bombardier’s aerostructures & aftermarket business. The agreement puts us on a path to close the transaction this Friday, October 30. Release: spr.ly/6013G7QSP
