# French competition authority clears Airbus acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems assets

The Autorité de la concurrence unconditionally cleared Airbus's acquisition of certain Spirit AeroSystems assets, including facilities in Saint-Nazaire (France), Belfast and Prestwick (UK), Casablanca (Morocco), and Kinston and Wichita (USA), as part of Boeing's divestiture commitments.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-10-16
- Where: Coimbra and Lisbon, Portugal
- Jobs: 25,000
- Status: announced
- Products: aerostructures, fuselage sections, wing components, pylons
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Airbus](https://endata.com/companies/1653.md) (acquirer)
- [Thales](https://endata.com/companies/16630.md) (acquirer)
- [Spirit AeroSystems](https://endata.com/companies/16652.md) (target)
- [Leonardo](https://endata.com/companies/18893.md) (acquirer)
- [Critical Software](https://endata.com/companies/88592.md) (partner)
- [Critical FlyTech](https://endata.com/companies/88593.md) (target)

## Sources

- [autoritedelaconcurrence.fr](https://www.autoritedelaconcurrence.fr/en/press-release/autorite-de-la-concurrence-unconditionally-clears-takeover-airbus-certain-assets), 2025-10-16: "The Autorité de la concurrence unconditionally clears the takeover by Airbus of certain assets of the Spirit AeroSystems group."
- [reuters.com](https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/airbus-thales-leonardo-near-deal-merger-european-space-businesses-ft-reports-2025-10-21/), 2025-10-21: "Airbus, Thales and Leonardo are nearing an agreement on the merger of their space businesses."
- [spaceintelreport.com](https://www.spaceintelreport.com/airbus-thales-leonardo-sign-mou-to-merge-their-space-divisions-promise-500m-in-annual-synergies/), 2025-10-23: "The merged entity would be owned 35% by Airbus and 32.5% each by Thales and Leonardo."
- [flightplan.forecastinternational.com](https://flightplan.forecastinternational.com/2025/10/24/airbus-leonardo-thales-join-forces-to-reshape-european-space-landscape/), 2025-10-24: "Three of Europe’s largest aerospace and defense companies are joining forces to reshape the continent’s space industry."
- [airbus.com](https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2025-11-airbus-and-critical-software-launch-joint-venture-critical-flytech), 2025-11-20: "This partnership is a new chapter in our journey to build a better and safer world."

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