BIG AVIATION REPORT

Fri, Sep 18, 2026, 09:29:46 MT

LEEHAM · AIRLINES

SPIRIT’S ‘GOODWILL’ AND QUESTIONABLE CONTRACTS...

By Karl Sinclair • Contributing Writer September 18, 2026 Recent signs suggest reintegration of Spirit AeroSystems in Wichita, Kansas may not be proceeding in the smooth, orderly fashion that Boeing had hoped for.

SCOTT: Ask what this does to pairings, the MEL, and the jumpseat. Press releases are written for investors. You fly the leftover.

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