Economics
Boeing’s Max Troubles Begin to Spill Into Broader Economy
- ‘Air Capital of the World’ grapples with major job losses
- Economic impact in red states could pose challenge to Trump
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Leaders in Wichita, Kansas, suffered a series of gut punches in recent weeks after their biggest employer, Spirit AeroSystems, said it would stop working on the troubled Boeing 737 Max jetliner and later announced 2,800 layoffs in its home city.