Boeing supplier Spirit to lay off more than 20% of workforce in Kansas
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SEATTLE (Reuters) - Boeing Co's biggest supplier, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc , said on Friday it plans to lay off more than 20% of the workforce at its Wichita-Kansas base as it grapples with halted production and uncertainty over when 737 MAX jets will return to service.The layoffs, amounting to more than 15% of the company's entire workforce, mark the first major 737 MAX-related disruption at one of the world's largest aerospace companies, and signals more pain ahead as the 737 MAX's..