Boeing's (BA) key supplier and acquisition target, has raised substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern amid mounting losses, rapid cash burn and production challenges.  Its debt balance as of September 26 was $4.

Aircraft-parts supplier Spirit AeroSystems Holdings Inc. on Tuesday said that there was “substantial doubt” about its ability to keep running as a “going concern,” as losses, debt, and difficulties at jet maker Boeing Co.

Spirit AeroSystems is warning that its business viability remains in doubt, saying its cash reserves are drying up due to Boeing's sharply reduced production rates and to other factors driving steep losses on its Airbus and Boeing programme work.

Spirit AeroSystems, a key supplier to US planemaker Boeing, warned on Tuesday there was “substantial doubt” that the company would be able to continue as a going concern.

"We retain a range of options and levers to address our financial and spacing constraints and are working with our customers on these matters," a Spirit spokesperson said.

The designer and manufacturer for commercial and defense aircraft said its liquidity has been affected in part by the strike at Boeing and limitations on that company’s ability to increase production.

Spirit AeroSystems reported on Tuesday in a quarterly filing that “substantial doubt” exists about the company’s ability to continue “as a going concern.”