Spirit AeroSystems Inc., an Onex company, today unveiled the first developmental nose section for the Boeing 787 airplane. The advanced composite structure measures 19 feet in diameter and 24 feet in length. Spirit, located in Wichita, Kan., and McAlester and Tulsa, Okla., has design and build responsibilities for the forward section, pylons, and fixed and moveable wing components for the 787. Onex purchased the Kansas and Oklahoma operations from Boeing in June. (Fred Solis photo)

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