Spirit Aerosystems has announced it will be closing its plant in McAlester, Oklahoma.
The closing is due to the downturn in the commercial aviation market caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the grounding of Boeing’s 737 MAX jetliner. The company said it now has an excess of production capacity.
Spirit plans to consolidate some operations over the next few months and the work in McAlester will be moved to facilities in Wichita and Tulsa, Oklahoma. The McAlester plant has had around 175 workers.
