Airbus Will Take Spirit AeroSystems Assets as Part of Carve-Up With Boeing

Manufacturing giant will acquire locations in Kansas and North Carolina, as well as internationally.

Zach Vasile

Monday, April 28, 2025 at 04:51 PM ET

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A Spirit AeroSystems facility [Shutterstock]

Key Takeaways:

Airbus is acquiring several manufacturing facilities from Spirit AeroSystems across the US, France, Morocco, Northern Ireland, and Scotland, which produce key components for Airbus aircraft like the A220, A320, and A350.
This acquisition is a strategic move to secure Airbus's supply chain for critical work packages, occurring as Spirit AeroSystems nears its $4.7 billion reacquisition by Boeing.
The agreement includes financial elements where Spirit will pay Airbus $439 million, and Airbus will provide Spirit with $200 million in noninterest-bearing lines of credit.
The deal aims to create a more sustainable future for the transferred operations and is a significant step towards the closing of the Boeing-Spirit reacquisition, expected in Q3 2025.

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Europe’s Airbus has reached a deal to acquire manufacturing assets from Spirit AeroSystems as the struggling Kansas-based supplier nears its $4.7 billion reacquisition by Boeing.

Both companies announced Monday that Airbus will take control of several Spirit facilities, including a site in Wichita, Kansas, that produces A220 pylons and a location in Kinston, North Carolina, that builds A350 fuselage sections. Facilities in France, Morocco, Northern Ireland, and Scotland will also be transferred to Airbus’ ownership.