Exclusive-Spirit AeroSystems limits overtime and hiring as Boeing 737 output drops
) is limiting overtime and hiring as production declines due to lower output of 737 MAX jets, Spirit told Reuters on Friday.
"When I walk the shop floors things have slowed down," said Cornell Beard, president of the Wichita, Kansas, union district which represents Spirit Aero workers. Analysts and Reuters interviews with suppliers show Boeing is largely continuing to take deliveries equivalent to a production rate of 38 jets a month, the cap imposed by the Federal Aviation Administration following the blowout, even though its monthly output is well below that level.
"The big unknown is how long the supplier rate will stay at 38 if Boeing is not able to fix their issues on the production line and increase the actual delivery rate," he said.
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