Spirit Aerosystems

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

With the acquisitions of Spirit AeroSystems given the green light in Europe, the end of an era of stand-alone aerostructures giants is in sight.

The European Commission (EC) said it has approved Boeing’s proposed acquisition of Spirit Aerosystems on the condition they divest parts of the business.

Boeing is performing some work delegated by the FAA for the first time in more than two years.

Boeing has submitted commitments to the European Commission as part of its ongoing plan to take over Spirit AeroSystems.

Boeing faces $3.1 million in fines for production quality system violations flagged by the FAA in late 2023 and early 2024.

Ahead of its own sale to Boeing, Spirit AeroSystems has agreed a deal to offload its operations in Subang, Malaysia, to Composites Technology Research Malaysia.

Airbus has agreed to increase financial support for its ailing aerostructures supplier Spirit AeroSystems.

Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems are in advanced stages of developing a design change that will add a layer of safety to 737-9 and 737-900ER door plugs.

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating Boeing’s planned acquisition of aerostructures supplier Spirit Aerosystems.

Airbus is aggregating its in-house demand and that of suppliers for steel to purchase the material in bulk and secure more favorable access.

The only way for the aerospace industry to fix its production troubles is to expand its workforce.

Spirit appears to have finally obtained a goal it once thought would be its financial salvation during the worst days of the combined pandemic/737 MAX crises.

Bombardier officials say they will consider buying the work Spirit AeroSystems’ performs related to the production of Bombardier business jets.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

As both Airbus and Boeing push to deliver more aircraft to eager customers, they are tackling different sets of issues.

Airbus will not take over payment of tariffs for its U.S. customers and is looking for ways to mitigate the issue, Airbus CEO Guillaume Faury said.

Airbus is set to take over more of Spirit AeroSystems than originally planned to ensure a more reliable flow of parts for the A350 and A220 programs.

A larger version of the A220 has always been firmly planned. But much to the displeasure of key customers, a launch decision keeps moving to the right.

While some nagging issues persist, Airbus' Christian Scherer reports “encouraging signs of overall performance improvement” in its supply chains.

A key theme emerging from industry events and the latest earnings reports in the first two months of 2025 was how the supply chain is—finally—on the mend.

The aircraft-maker’s much-anticipated production rate increases on its key programs remain tied to quality improvement targets that appear to be in sight.

The airframer faces challenges on several fronts in leaving stubborn problems in its wake this year.

Airbus faces challenges on several fronts in 2025 as the looming acquisition of sites from Spirit AeroSystems is proving more complex than hoped while engine deliveries remain slow.

The testbed and training center will be in the Spokane-Coeur D’Alene region of Washington State.