Boeing Supplier Restarts Work on 737 Max in Step to Jet’s Comeback
- Spirit AeroSystems had suspended production in January
- Recertification of the grounded aircraft still up in the air
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Boeing Co. has asked its largest 737 Max supplier, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc., to resume work, a critical step toward restarting production of the beleaguered jetliner after a nearly four-month hiatus.
“They’ve asked us to start right now,” Tom Gentile, Spirit’s chief executive officer, said during an earnings call Wednesday.