Spirit Aero to Furlough 700 Workers for 21 Days Due to Boeing Strike

BOEING - WASHINGTON. Spirit AeroSystems told employees on Friday that it will furlough 700 workers for 21 days as an over one- at U.S. planemaker Boeing eats into the supplier's cash and inventory space.

The furloughs, first reported by Reuters, will affect Spirit Aero employees working on Boeing's 767 and 777 widebody jet programs. Production of those jets was halted during the strike by more than 33,000 U.S. West Coast factory workers since Sept. 13.