Company Profile For Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc.

Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. (Holdings) is an independent non-aircraft original equipment manufacturer parts designer and manufacturer of commercial aerostructures. The Company is also an independent supplier to The Boeing Company (Boeing) and Airbus S.A.S. (Airbus). Holdings provides manufacturing and design expertise in a range of products and services for aircraft original equipment manufacturers and operators through its subsidiary, Spirit AeroSystems, Inc (Spirit). The segments of the Company include Fuselage Systems, Propulsion Systems and Wing Systems. In April 2008, Spirit entered into a joint venture with Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (HAECO), and its subsidiary, Taikoo Aircraft Engineering Company Limited (TAECO), Cathay Pacific Airways Limited, and Cal-Asia to develop and implement a composite and metal bond component repair station in the Asia-Pacific region. The service center is called Taikoo Spirit AeroSystems Composite Co. Ltd.

BRIEF: For the nine months ended 01 October 2009, Spirit Aero Systems Holdings, Inc.'s revenue decreased 4% to $3B. Net income decreased 42% to $141.7M. Revenues reflect decreased income from Fuselage Systems, Propulsion Systems and Wing Systems business segment of the Company. Net income also reflects higher research & development expenses, an increase in cost of sales and lower operating income.