Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc.

Wichita, KS United States

  (NYSE: SPR)

Company Description

Unlike the Wright Brothers, modern aerospace designers and manufacturers like Spirit AeroSystems Holdings operate with more resources than a wing and a prayer. The company makes commercial and military airplane components, such as fuselages, propulsion systems, wings, and underwing parts. It designs and builds aerostructures for every Boeing aircraft currently in production and provides components to Boeing's chief rival Airbus. Spirit AeroSystems claims to be the largest supplier of wing parts for Airbus' A320 aircraft and produces the majority of aerostructures for Boeing's 737. Spirit AeroSystems maintains operations in the US, the UK, and Asia. Canadian investment firm Onex Corp. controls the company.