FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Pilla John A 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/22/2008 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. [SPR] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC., 3801 SOUTH OLIVER 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP, Chief Technology Officer 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) WICHITA, KS 67210 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Class B Common Stock	  (5)	  (1)	Class A Common Stock	16,854	$ (2)	D	Â
Class B Common Stock	02/22/2009(3)	  (1)	Class A Common Stock	3,073	$ (4)	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Pilla John A C/O SPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS HOLDINGS, INC. 3801 SOUTH OLIVER WICHITA, KS 67210	Â	Â	  SVP, Chief Technology Officer	Â

Signatures

/s/ Jonathan A. Greenberg, as attorney-in-fact for John A. Pilla		04/30/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	No expiration.
(2)	Each share of class B common stock, par value $0.01, of the issuer (the "Class B Common Stock") is convertible at any time, at the option of the holder, into one share of class A common stock, par value $0.01, of the issuer (the "Class A Common Stock").
(3)	This Class B Common Stock will vest on February 22, 2009 if the recipient of such shares continues to be employed by the issuer or any of its subsidiaries at that time.
(4)	After vesting of such shares as described in footnote 3, each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at any time, at the option of the holder, into one share of class A common stock.
(5)	All shares fully vested and convertible at any time at the option of the holder, into one share of Class A Common Stock.

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