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WICHITA, Kan., Nov. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) President and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Turner will speak at the Credit Suisse 2009 Aerospace & Defense Conference in New York City, N.Y., at approximately 11:45 a.m. Eastern time on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009. Mr. Turner's remarks will be webcast and presentation materials will be available at http://www.spiritaero.com/investor.aspx. Individuals are urged to check the web site in advance to ensure...

WICHITA, Kan., Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) Vice President and Interim Chief Financial Officer Phil Anderson will speak at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Credit Conference at approximately 4:00 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2009. Mr. Anderson's remarks will be webcast and presentation materials will be available at http://www.spiritaero.com/investor.aspx. Individuals are urged to check the web site in advance to ensure their computers...

WICHITA, Kan., Nov. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) today formally opened its new Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) repair station in China through a joint venture with Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (HAECO) and its subsidiary Taikoo (Xiamen) Aircraft Engineering Co. Ltd. (TAECO). The Spirit facility, based in Jinjiang, China, known as Taikoo Spirit AeroSystems (Jinjiang) Composite Co. Ltd., will provide world-class repair services for...

WICHITA, Kan., Oct. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) will release its third quarter 2009 financial results at 6:30 a.m. Central time on Thursday, Nov. 5. President and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Turner and Interim Chief Financial Officer Philip Anderson will participate in a conference call presentation to securities analysts about third quarter 2009 results and company outlook at 10 a.m. Central time. That presentation will be broadcast online....

WICHITA, Kan., Sept. 25 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) today announced an award of nearly $6.9 million to Wichita Mid-Continent Airport (ICT) for the construction of an inline baggage screening system at the new airport terminal designed to enhance TSA's efforts to strengthen security at airports. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090401/TSALOGO ) "The addition of a state-of-the-art inline baggage system in the new terminal will...

WICHITA, Kan., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Smashburger, a fast-casual "better burger" restaurant, has named Sullivan Higdon & Sink (SHS) as its public relations agency of record for the Wichita and Tulsa markets. The Denver-based company has been selected as a 2009 Hot Concepts! winner by Nation's Restaurant News. SHS will manage Smashburger's day-to-day communications and marketing efforts in Wichita and Tulsa. Wichita's Smashburger opened in December 2008, and the Derby location opened...

Police in Kansas said two men attempting to steal landscaping rocks were foiled when the load shifted and their truck sank into the Arkansas River. Lt. Guy Schroeder said the brown Ford Explorer was backed up to the river next to the Keeper of the Plains sculpture in Wichita just before 1:20 a.m. Thursday while the men loaded limestone landscaping rocks into the truck, The Wichita Eagle reported Thursday. Schroeder said the load shifted once the men had 12 rocks inside, causing the truck to...

WICHITA, Kan., July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) will release its second quarter 2009 financial results at 6:30 a.m. Central time on Thursday, July 30. President and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Turner and Chief Financial Officer Rick Schmidt will participate in a conference call presentation to securities analysts about second quarter 2009 results and company outlook at 10 a.m. Central time. That presentation will be broadcast online. It will...

WICHITA, Kan., July 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Summer interns from Koch Industries, Inc. donned jeans, T-shirts and sneakers on Thursday, June 25, 2009, to help with landscaping at Kids' Point, the new Rainbows United, Inc. facility in northeast Wichita. "This project was a lot of fun and Rainbows is such a worthwhile cause," said Lauren O'Reilly of Springfield, Mo., one of approximately 50 Koch companies' interns that helped prepare the grounds at the Rainbows campus for development of...

WICHITA, Kan., June 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) has been selected to design and build the pylon for the Bombardier CSeries* commercial jet. In addition to the pylon, the work package for both the CS100 and CS300 aircraft models includes systems, strut-to-wing hardware, and the aft fairing package. "Spirit is honored to partner with Bombardier on the CSeries aircraft program," said Mike King, senior vice president and general manager of Spirit's...