Overview
- The manufacturers announced completion of separate deals to acquire Spirit AeroSystems assets, confirming a customer-based split of programs.
- Boeing takes all Boeing-linked commercial work, including 737 fuselages and major 767, 777, and 787 structures, and expands its aftermarket services footprint.
- About 15,000 Spirit employees in the United States and at Prestwick’s Aerospace Innovation Center will integrate into Boeing, and parts of Belfast will operate as a subsidiary named Short Brothers.
- Airbus acquires Spirit sites in the United States, France, Morocco, and the United Kingdom for $439 million, adding over 4,000 employees and production for A220, A320, and A350 components.
- The transactions end Spirit’s status as an independent multi-OEM aerostructures supplier, marking a shift back to tighter OEM oversight of critical structures.