Boeing today announced that it completed its acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems.
The acquisition includes all of Spirit's Boeing-related commercial operations, including fuselages for the 737 program and major structures for the 767, 777 and 787 Dreamliner. It also includes commercially procured fuselages for the P-8 and KC-46.
The transaction also brings Boeing's largest supplier of spare parts in house, expands the aerospace manufacturer's global maintenance, repair and overhaul services footprint and adds to its rotable, lease and exchange portfolio with Spirit's aftermarket businesses.
Spirit Defense will continue to support its customers as an independent supplier to the defense industry. It will act as a non-integrated subsidiary of Boeing Defense, Space & Security, aligning for financial reporting and select enterprise functional and site support, but maintaining independent governance and operations.
Boeing also acquired portions of Spirit AeroSystems' operations in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Belfast site will operate as an independent subsidiary branded as Short Brothers, a Boeing Company.
Spirit AeroSystems' commercial and aftermarket operations in Wichita, Kansas; Dallas, Texas and Tulsa, Oklahoma, as well as Spirit's Aerospace Innovation Center in Prestwick, Scotland, will begin to integrate into Boeing. The companies estimated that approximately 15,000 teammates across the five sites will become a part of Boeing.
"Boeing's acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems continues to build on the successes of a century of U.S. flight," U.S. Congressman Ron Estes said. "As the flags change at the manufacturing facility in southeast Wichita, I will remain a steadfast advocate for the skilled workforce and communities that make up the Air Capital of the World."
