Aircraft
Spirit AeroSystems, Boeing Negotiate New Master Contract
Closing new master agreements with both Boeing and Airbus are among the marching orders for incoming Spirit CEO Tom Gentile.
The nose and forward fuselage of the Boeing 787 is constructed in Spirit's composites manufacturing facility. (Photo: Bill Carey)
The nose and forward fuselage of the Boeing 787 is constructed in Spirit's composites manufacturing facility. (Photo: Bill Carey)

Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems—its biggest supplier—are negotiating a new master contract agreement to guide their future working relationship. The companies have produced Boeing airliners under “interim arrangements” since the previous master agreement expired in 2015, said Spirit’s incoming CEO Tom Gentile.