Boeing Set to Acquire Spirit AeroSystems Plant in Northern Ireland

Manufacturer is buying back its former subsidiary for $4.7 billion.

Zach Vasile

Wednesday, July 02, 2025 at 12:00 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

A Spirit AeroSystems facility [Shutterstock]

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Boeing is set to acquire the non-Airbus operations at Spirit AeroSystems' large manufacturing plant in Northern Ireland.
This acquisition is part of Boeing's broader $4.7 billion reacquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, a company it spun off in 2005.
The deal follows Airbus's earlier purchase of Spirit sites supporting its A220 and A350 programs, and aims to help Boeing impose uniform safety and quality standards.

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Boeing is set to acquire the non-Airbus operations at a Spirit AeroSystems plant in Northern Ireland, the largest manufacturing complex in the country.

According to the Financial Times, talks with other prospective buyers have not progressed, and it seems likely Boeing will take control of the Belfast plant as part of its $4.7 billion reacquisition of Spirit, first announced last summer. The news outlet cited a Spirit spokesperson with knowledge of the deal.