Spirit AeroSystems layoffs

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. on Thursday continued its previously announced workforce reductions by issuing layoff notices to approximately 150 salaried and management workers in Wichita, Kan. In addition, a significant number of Spirit salaried employees have expressed interest in voluntary retirement and voluntary layoff programs. The company is offering a lump sum severance payment and career transition services to employees who are laid off, and a lump sum severance payment and enhanced healthcare and pension options to eligible employees who decide to participate in the voluntary retirement program.

At the same time Spirit is reducing its salaried and management population, the company is hiring several hundred more factory workers, including assembly, composite, metals and process mechanics, and quality inspectors. These company actions to balance the workforce are being taken to meet record demand from its customers, and become more competitive in a cost-sensitive environment. Spirit is already producing at record rates and ramping up for further increases later this year and in early 2014. Spirit's backlog remains robust at about $38 billion.

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360 layoffs at Spirit AeroSystems

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. announced Thursday that approximately 360 salaried support and management employees at its Kansas and Oklahoma facilities are receiving layoff notices. The company is offering affected employees severance benefits and career transition services.

“Today's action is a strategic move to make the company more competitive in a cost-sensitive environment, and results from an ongoing workforce assessment designed to reduce overhead costs, increase efficiency and drive improved performance,” the company said in a press release.

Spirit AeroSystems, with headquarters in Wichita, Kan., is one of the world's largest designers and manufacturers of aerospace structures for commercial aircraft.

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