Article: SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS MAKES HISTORY, COMPLETES 5,000TH 737 FUSELAGE.

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WICHITA, Kan., Dec. 13 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., today marked a historic milestone with a celebration honoring the completion of the 5,000th 737 fuselage.

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The unit, a Boeing 737-700, is line unit 1,868 of the Next-Generation 737 family. The Wichita, Kan., plant also built 3,132 Classic 737s for Boeing beginning in the late 1960s. The last Classic 737 rolled out of the Wichita factory in October 1999.

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