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Where innovation takes flight
The sky ’ s the limit for leading aerospace manufacturer , Spirit AeroSystems
Spirit AeroSystems ( Spirit ) is one of the world ’ s largest manufacturers of aerostructures for commercial airplanes , defense platforms , and business / regional jets . With expertise in aluminum and advanced composite manufacturing solutions , the company ’ s core products include fuselages , integrated wings and wing components , pylons , and nacelles . Spirit also serves the aftermarket for commercial and business / regional jets . Headquartered in Wichita , Kansas , Spirit has facilities in the US , UK , France , Malaysia and Morocco .
As one of the world ’ s leading designers and manufacturers of aerostructures ,
Spirit provides products and solutions for both commercial and defense customers , operating in three principal segments : fuselage systems , propulsion systems and wing systems .
Spirit is a young company built on more than a century of aviation experience . Many of the world ’ s greatest aviation companies - Stearman , Boeing , Rockwell , Short Brothers , Bombardier , North American and British Aerospace Corporation - have contributed to the Spirit legacy .
Its history in the US dates to 1927 , when aviation pioneer Lloyd Stearman moved his factory , Stearman Aircraft Company , from California to Wichita , Kansas . Two years later ,
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