# Boeing offers commitments to EU for $4.7B Spirit AeroSystems acquisition

Boeing submitted commitments to the European Commission to gain approval for its $4.7 billion acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, the world's largest tier-one aerostructures manufacturer. The EU set a new review deadline of October 14, 2025.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-09-23
- Where: United States
- Value: $4.70B
- Status: announced
- Products: aerostructures
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Boeing](https://endata.com/companies/685.md) (acquirer)
- [Airbus](https://endata.com/companies/1653.md) (customer)
- [Airbus](https://endata.com/companies/1653.md) (partner)
- [Spirit AeroSystems](https://endata.com/companies/16652.md) (target)
- [CTRM](https://endata.com/companies/43473.md) (partner)
- [Composites Technology Research Malaysia](https://endata.com/companies/70367.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [aerotime.aero](https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/boeing-offers-new-commitments-to-eu-spirit-takeover), 2025-09-23: "Boeing has offered new 'commitments' in a bid to gain approval from the European Commission for its $4.7 billion purchase of Spirit AeroSystems."
- [aviation.direct](https://www.aviation.direct/en/boeing-bietet-zugestaendnisse-an-um-eu-zustimmung-fuer-spirit-aerosystems-uebernahme-zu-erhalten), 2025-09-25: "The acquisition, valued at approximately $4,7 billion, is a crucial step for Boeing to regain control of its supply chain and strengthen quality control."
- [business-news-today.com](https://business-news-today.com/inside-the-eus-high-stakes-conditions-for-boeings-takeover-of-spirit-aerosystems/), 2025-10-14: "The EU has approved Boeing’s acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems—only after Airbus was cleared to buy key operations."
- [aviation.direct](https://www.aviation.direct/en/eu-kommission-genehmigt-boeing-uebernahme-von-spirit-aerosystems-unter-strengen-auflagen), 2025-10-16: "The European Commission has approved the planned takeover of the major supplier Spirit AeroSystems by the US aircraft manufacturer Boeing."
- [simpleflying.com](https://simpleflying.com/boeing-aerosystems-merger-latest/), 2025-10-26: "This will allow the manufacturer to regain tighter control over a troubled supply chain, especially at the manufacturing line for the airline's Boeing 737 family."

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