Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Awarded Boeing Contract
April 12 2022 - 10:44AM
Dow Jones News
By Denny Jacob
Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. said Tuesday it received a
contract award from Boeing Co. to provide engine pylons and
nacelles for the initial phase of the B-52 Commercial Engine
Replacement Program.
Spirit AeroSystems will support extending the life of the B-52
Stratofortress through at least 2050 as part of the contract. The
program is expected to replace 608 engines on the U.S. Air Force
fleet of B-52H models.
"We are very pleased Boeing selected Spirit to be the structures
partner on the B-52 CERP program, taking advantage of decades of
experience and capabilities building engine struts and nacelles in
Wichita," Duane Hawkins, executive vice president and president of
defense & space for Spirit AeroSystems, said in prepared
remarks.
Write to Denny Jacob at denny.jacob@wsj.com
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