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Spirit AeroSystems is laying off 450 after production of 737s slows

Published May 17, 2024 01:20PM

Spirit AeroSystems is laying off 450 after production of 737s slows

Spirit AeroSystems, a key Boeing supplier that makes the fuselages for its popular 737 Max airplanes is laying off about 450 workers because production has slowed down ever since a panel flew off one of those airplanes operated by Alaska Airlines in midair in January.

A spokesman for Spirit AeroSystems confirmed the layoffs at its Wichita, Kansas, plant on Thursday that would trim its workforce of just over 13,000 people. Spirit is Boeing’s most important supplier on the 737s because it makes fuselages and installs door plugs lik ... Read more

Silver Alert issued for Wichita man

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A Statewide Silver Alert has been issued for a man last seen in Wichita.

The whereabouts of 88-year-old James Elbert Bourn are unknown after he left Thursday, May 16 to get gas around 4 p.m.

Bourn was d ... Read more

Spirit AeroSystems to lay off hundreds of hourly employees i

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I'm reaching out with a message that's difficult to write. Due to high inventory levels, we must slow down our operations to align our workforce with the needs of our customers. Consequently, we have made the difficult decisio ... Read more

Pennsylvania man accused of trafficking stolen human remains

SCRANTON, Pa. — A Pennsylvania man was charged Wednesday after he allegedly was involved in trafficking stolen human remains.

Andrew Ensanian, 38, from Montgomery, Pennsylvania, is charged with interstate transport of stolen goods. Ang ... Read more

Kansas City mayor confirms 'suspicious activity' on city's IT network; unclear if data on server was

Published May 15, 2024 09:31PM

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City, Missouri, Mayor Quinton Lucas said Wednesday ongoing outages in city systems were caused by "suspicious activity" detected on the city's information technology systems.

Lucas said the city became aware of the activity last week, and officials immediately shut down parts of the network to secure the system.

Shutting down the network caused outages in some of KCMO's systems, including the KCMO Municipal Court and KC Water, among others.

"This proactive measure resulted in ou ... Read more

2 Kansas officers shot by suspect, expected to recover

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Two police officers responding to a domestic violence call in Wichita, Kansas, were shot and wounded in the early hours of Christmas Day, authorities said.

A woman told police that her boyfriend, 24-year-old Malik ... Read more

Boeing subcontractor whistleblower: ‘They wanted me to lie

Santiago Paredes, a former production inspector for Boeing subcontractor Spirit AeroSystems, says he witnessed hundreds of defects on the line he oversaw inspecting, and says he was silenced.

(NewsNation) — A former production inspecto ... Read more

Personal Information Stolen in City of Wichita Ransomware At

In early May, the city of Wichita, Kansas revealed that personal files were stolen in a ransomware attack.

On May 5, the city revealed the cyber attack and stated that as a security measure, certain city systems were shut down to contain ... Read more

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