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And it could add to Boeing’s debt load, already at $52 billion. Spirit AeroSystems also confirmed the talks, while cautioning that it could not make any promises about closing a deal or its terms.

Boeing confirmed this spring that it is in talks to buy Spirit AeroSystems, which was once a part of the plane-maker before it was spun off.

In the meantime, Spirit management is evaluating strategies to improve its liquidity and support its operations.

Boeing BA 0.33% has agreed to pay Spirit AeroSystems SPR 0.33% up to $350 million in advance to keep producing products for it as the fuselage supplier works through a liquidity crunch.

Spirit AeroSystems makes major parts of several Boeing models, including the fuselages for the 737 Max. The parts are then shipped to Boeing’s factories for assembly.