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Mandy Trainer - Our Employees Impact the Community

How Spirit employees make a positive impact...

Spirit Employees Help Our Communities

Whether it is through contributions to the employee-run Good Neighbor Fund...

Getting to Know Mandy Trainer

After having transitioned to the VP of Contracts from the 787 Program Leader role ...

Car & Bike Show Supports Students

Wichita area students benefit from the annual Cruisin' Back to School Car & Bike Show...

Factory Supports Vic McMullen Memorial Toy Run

One of the most popular employee-led traditions...

Upcoming Opportunities

Upcoming Opportunities...

Mandy Trainer - Why Community is Important

Hear from Spirit's Vice President of Fabrication, Mandy Trainer, on the importance of community....

Pete Loecke - Everyone has a Responsibility for Quality

Regardless of your role at Spirit, everyone has a responsibility in ensuring quality...

A Message From Jim Hans

Raising the Bar on Quality

Many of our fellow teams and colleagues are hard at work to realize rate increases ...

Getting to Know Pete Loecke

The quality journey is important for Spirit and our customers...

Boeing Recognizes Quality

The quality journey is important for Spirit and our customers...

Team Solves Fab Labeling Issue

The Fabrication team had an issue last year that was impacting schedule and quality.

Pete Loecke - Quality is our Cornerstone

Quality is the cornerstone of everything we do here at Spirit...

Near Miss Madness Back for Year Two

As the NCAA gears up for March Madness, Spirit is prepping for our Second Annual Near...

Jim Hans - Keeping People Safe While Ramping Up Work

As the NCAA gears up for March Madness, Spirit is prepping for our Second Annual Near...

Getting to Know Jim Hans

Jim Hans, Vice President 737 Operations...

SurgeryPlus

SurgeryPlus has expanded to all U.S. employees who have elected Spirit medical coverage.

Community Opportunities

Team Spirit has an opportunity for employees...

Injury Rates Drop

Injury rates in the factory have dropped significantly...

Jim Hans on the Role Safety Plays at Spirit

At Spirit, our employees are our most valuable assets.

100th Delivery of the Integrated 767 Fuselage

Our 767 team celebrated the 100th delivery of the integrated Section 41 of the KC-46A Pegasus tanker to Boeing...

“Getting to Know Adam Pogue” Q&A

Adam Pogue shares his personal connection to the Wichita site, his passion for the people and products he works with...

MISSION STATEMENT: Employees Perspective

We asked some of our employees across the globe to share their thoughts on what our new Mission Statement means to them. Hear what they had to say.

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CFO Earnings Letter

To mark our latest earnings announcement, our CFO Mark Suchinski sent all Spirit employees his quarterly financial message to provide an update on the state...

Hiring Factory Workers

On Feb. 11, we conducted a job fair to fill critical factory direct-charge openings, ranging from experienced to entry level...

Adam Pogue on the Importance of Collaboration

Adam Pogue, Spirit's VP of Defense & Space Operations, explains how collaboration drives the company's ability to deliver high-quality products and sets them apart.

Adam Pogue on the Culture and Mission of Spirit Aerosytems

Adam Pogue on the Culture and Mission of Spirit AeroSystems

Vice President of Defense & Space Operations Adam Pogue talks about Spirit’s culture and mission

Mandy Trainer on How Our Employees Impact the Community

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