Boeing set to buy back Spirit

[RobertELee]

One of our military customers just suspended funding on a project we've been going balls to the walls on, directly related to the Boeing acquisition. 

So you're saying all the years and work you've done on that fancy schmancy machine will allow you to reverse engineer it, build 6 for yourself, and start a new company to take the customers who don't trust Boeing? 

[mowens]

That sounds like way too much work.

[RobertELee]

That sounds like way too much work.

Oh come on, should be up and running by retirement. Think of your grandchildren! 

[mowens]

Oh come on, should be up and running by retirement. Think of your grandchildren! 

Again, that sounds like to much work.

[mowens]

This is what I was talking about.

https://breakingdefense.com/2024/07/bell-to-remove-spirit-aerosystems-as-flraa-fuselage-maker-due-to-proposed-boeing-acquisition/

[riverhunter]

Wow, the V-280 Valor is pretty cool.  bummer about the separation of bell and spirit.

[Del.]

I saw this funny video about Spirit airlines. Guy said someone on plane had a medical emergency and asked if there was a doctor on board. He said Doctors don't fly Spirit so they asked if there was a nurse and he said this is a $50 round trip flight and nurses don't fly Spirit. They finally asked if someone on board had ever watched Greys Anatomy. 😂

[mowens]

The crappy thing is, we designed and built the prototype fuselage in less than 2 years. I think it says in the article this has been a 10 year effort.

[CNCAppsJames]

The crappy thing is, we designed and built the prototype fuselage in less than 2 years. I think it says in the article this has been a 10 year effort.

Commercial aerospace today has damn near the same amount of hurdles, waste and paperwork that defense has.

[neurosis]

[Del.]

Funny stuff

[mowens]

We set off one of those stand alone plastic rocket on the 4th. It went up a few feet turned on its side and shot off across a field and exploded. Fortunately, it didn't hit anything. I turned to my brother in law and said "must have been made by Boeing".

And Del. We have enough shit going on without people confusing Spirit airlines with Spirit Aerosystems.
At least one good thing will come out being Boeing again

Thank you.
That is all.

[Del.]

We set off one of those stand alone plastic rocket on the 4th. It went up a few feet turned on its side and shot off across a field and exploded. Fortunately, it didn't hit anything. I turned to my brother in law and said "must have been made by Boeing".

And Del. We have enough shit going on without people confusing Spirit airlines with Spirit Aerosystems.
At least one good thing will come out being Boeing again

Thank you.
That is all.

Like I say to the wife. I apologize and was wrong. 😑

[Incogneeto]

And Del. We have enough shit going on without people confusing Spirit airlines with Spirit Aerosystems.
At least one good thing will come out being Boeing again

Thank you.
That is all.

How do you know it wasn't one of your Planes??


Potstirrer-er

[mowens]

Like I say to the wife. I apologize and was wrong. 😑

Hey, that's my line!