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Published: May 14, 2008 11:43 AM
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More about Spirit AeroSystems

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Spirit AeroSystems

Business: Designs and builds fuselages, wings and other aircraft parts for the military and for companies such as Boeing, Rolls-Royce and Airbus. For example, Spirit is building the nose section for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner.

Web site: www.spiritaero.com

Based: Wichita, Kan.

Top executives: Chairman Robert D. Johnson, CEO Jeffrey L. Turner

Employees: About 13,000

Ownership: Publicly traded since 2006; ticker symbol is "SPR"

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