Chief Financial Officer Irene Esteves led with in a message to employees on Friday. The customer is Boeing Co. and the pressures refer to the strike by Boeing employees represented by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers,

Around 700 Spirit AeroSystems employees are being furloughed as a result of the ongoing strike by Boeing machinists that began last month, the company announced Friday.

By Allison Lampert and Mike Stone (Reuters) -Spirit AeroSystems told employees on Friday that it will furlough 700 workers for 21 days as an over one-month-long strike at U.S. planemaker Boeing eats into the supplier's cash and inventory space.