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Spirit Aero gets planemaker help to prop up weak finances By Reuters

By David Shepardson, Allison Lampert and Tim Hepher (Reuters) -Spirit AeroSystems said on Tuesday it would receive up to $350 million in advance payments from its largest customer Boeing (NYSE:), giving the struggling supplier a lifeline as it burns cash after four consecutive years of losses. The Wichita, Kansas-based aerostructures…