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Boeing’s $4.7 Billion Spirit AeroSystems Deal Hits UK Antitrust Review

The UK Competition and Markets Authority has launched an initial probe into Boeing’s planned £3.8 billion ($4.7 billion) takeover of Spirit AeroSystems, raising the prospect of delays or potential abandonment if deeper competition concerns emerge.

2025-06-30T02:59:07.909239-07:00

Reuters

Boeing Q3 Loss Exceeds $6B Amid Strikes and Strategic Challenges

2024-10-23T04:46:55.539086-07:00

Reuters

Airbus to Acquire Spirit AeroSystems Assets Amid Supply Chain Struggles

2025-04-27T22:08:14.144673-07:00

Reuters

Spirit AeroSystems Furloughs 700 Workers Amid Ongoing Boeing Strike

2024-10-18T05:56:07.718367-07:00

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FlightGlobal

Spirit AeroSystems Belfast losses deepen as Airbus and Boeing vie for control The Belfast arm of Spirit AeroSystems saw its losses deepen in the latest financial accounts, compounding cash flow pressures and underscoring uncertainty over the plant’s future ownership as Airbus and Boeing compete for the supplier.

2025-07-17T03:25:42.706961-07:00

Spirit AeroSystems Belfast losses deepen as Airbus and Boeing vie for control

Financial Times

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Boeing to Take Over Spirit AeroSystems’ Belfast Plant, Sharing Production with Airbus Boeing will acquire Spirit AeroSystems’ Belfast facility after attempts to find a buyer fell through, and plans to jointly operate the plant with Airbus. The move secures fuselage and wing production capacity for both planemakers and draws them under one roof in Northern Ireland.

2025-07-01T09:14:39.758815-07:00

Boeing to Take Over Spirit AeroSystems’ Belfast Plant, Sharing Production with Airbus

Reuters

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Boeing’s $4.7 Billion Spirit AeroSystems Deal Hits UK Antitrust Review The UK Competition and Markets Authority has launched an initial probe into Boeing’s planned £3.8 billion ($4.7 billion) takeover of Spirit AeroSystems, raising the prospect of delays or potential abandonment if deeper competition concerns emerge.

2025-06-30T02:59:07.909239-07:00

Boeing’s $4.7 Billion Spirit AeroSystems Deal Hits UK Antitrust Review

Reuters

UK Regulator Mulls Antitrust Probe of Boeing’s Spirit AeroSystems Takeover Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority said Thursday it is assessing whether Boeing’s planned takeover of Spirit AeroSystems could affect competition in the UK or broader aerospace markets, marking the latest regulatory hurdle for the deal between the planemaker and its former subsidiary.

2025-06-26T07:15:42.613995-07:00

UK Regulator Mulls Antitrust Probe of Boeing’s Spirit AeroSystems Takeover

The Business Journals

NIAR and Hexcel open Advanced Composites Research Center in Wichita Wichita State University's National Institute for Aviation Research and Hexcel have opened a new Advanced Composites Research Center in Wichita to develop next-generation aerospace composite materials for manufacturing. The facility will support industry partnerships, accelerate prototyping of lightweight structures and strengthen domestic aircraft production capabilities.

2025-06-16T13:06:09.334739-07:00

NIAR and Hexcel open Advanced Composites Research Center in Wichita

Aviation Week

Blue Spirit Aero Targets Q1 2026 First Flight for Four-Seat Hydrogen-Electric Dragonfly Blue Spirit Aero completed taxi tests of its Dragonfly hydrogen-electric light aircraft last week and will target its first flight with a second demonstrator in Q1 2026. The four-seat design aims to validate fuel-cell propulsion and pave the way for commercial hydrogen general aviation.

2025-06-16T02:31:17.620488-07:00

Blue Spirit Aero Targets Q1 2026 First Flight for Four-Seat Hydrogen-Electric Dragonfly

The Business Journals

Spirit AeroSystems machinists face up to 21-day furloughs, threatening 737 output The IAM 751 union in Wichita confirmed that hundreds of Spirit AeroSystems machinists on Boeing 737 programs will face new furloughs of up to 21 days extending into next month, risking further disruptions to fuselage and wing outputs as Boeing’s planned rate hikes and acquisition close approach.

2025-06-06T05:51:29.749026-07:00

Spirit AeroSystems machinists face up to 21-day furloughs, threatening 737 output

Seeking Alpha

Spirit AeroSystems Burns $474M in Q1 Free Cash Flow, Fueling Liquidity Concerns Spirit AeroSystems posted a $474 million free cash flow deficit in the first quarter, deepening its liquidity challenges as Boeing production slowdowns weigh on revenue. With operating losses widening, analysts now question the stock’s viability absent additional financing or strategic relief.

2025-05-18T22:06:15.043663-07:00

Spirit AeroSystems Burns $474M in Q1 Free Cash Flow, Fueling Liquidity Concerns

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