Boeing will pay for all surplus fuselages produced by Spirit AeroSystems for 737 aircraft . The Wichita - based company will store the extra parts and will consider them available to Boeing , after the plane manufacturer reduced its monthly production rate from 52 to 54 because of the global grounding of the 737 Max . Spirit 's regulatory framework states that it will continue producing aircraft at its usual rate , as per a 12 April memorandum of understanding signed by the two firms , which lasts until May 2020 .
Boeing will pay for all surplus fuselages produced by Spirit AeroSystems for 737 aircraft. The Wichita-based company will store the extra parts and will consider them delivered to Boeing, after the plane manufacturer reduced its monthly production rate from 52 to 42 because of the global grounding of the 737 Max. Spirit's regulatory filing states that it will continue producing airframes at its usual rate, as per a 12 April memorandum of understanding signed by the two firms, which runs until May 2020.