# Spirit AeroSystems opens fabrication center of excellence in McAlester, Oklahoma

Spirit AeroSystems unveiled its second center of excellence at its McAlester, Oklahoma site, focusing on fabrication of complex commercial and military aircraft parts, with 18 new machines imported from Mexico.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2018-04-18
- Where: McAlester, Oklahoma, United States
- Starts operating: 2017
- Status: completed
- Products: complex aircraft parts, fabricated aerospace components
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Spirit AeroSystems](https://endata.com/companies/16652.md)

## Sources

- [okcommerce.gov](https://www.okcommerce.gov/spirit-aerosystems-opens-center-of-excellence/), 2018-04-18: "Rather than moving work to Mexico, we imported 18 new machines from a shop in Juarez, Mexico."

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