# Boeing acquires Spirit AeroSystems for $8.3 billion

The Boeing Company acquired Spirit AeroSystems, a supplier of aerostructures, for $8.3 billion. The acquisition was completed in December 2025.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-12-01
- Where: Wichita, Kansas; Dallas, Texas; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Belfast, Northern Ireland, United States
- Value: $8.30B
- Jobs: 19,000
- Status: completed
- 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) (acquirer)
- [Spirit AeroSystems](https://endata.com/companies/16652.md) (target)
- [Aurora Flight Sciences](https://endata.com/companies/27386.md) (target)

## Sources

- [jonesday.com](https://www.jonesday.com/en/practices/experience/2025/12/boeing-acquires-spirit-aerosystems), 2025-12-01: "Jones Day served as antitrust counsel to The Boeing Company in its $8.3 billion acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, a supplier of aerostructures to the commercial and defense aviation industry."
- [spiritaero.com](https://www.spiritaero.com/pages/release/boeing-completes-acquisition-of-spirit-aerosystems/), 2025-12-08: "This is a pivotal moment in Boeing's history and future success as we begin to integrate Spirit AeroSystems' commercial and aftermarket operations and establish Spirit Defense."
- [boeing.mediaroom.com](https://boeing.mediaroom.com/2025-12-08-Boeing-Completes-Acquisition-of-Spirit-AeroSystems), 2025-12-08: "This is a pivotal moment in Boeing's history and future success as we begin to integrate Spirit AeroSystems' commercial and aftermarket operations and establish Spirit Defense."
- [finance.yahoo.com](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/boeing-completes-acquisition-spirit-aerosystems-134000032.html), 2025-12-08: "This is a pivotal moment in Boeing's history and future success as we begin to integrate Spirit AeroSystems' commercial and aftermarket operations and establish Spirit Defense."
- [aviationweek.com](https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/manufacturing-supply-chain/boeing-airbus-close-acquisitions-spirit-aero-take), 2025-12-08: "Boeing and Airbus announced the long-sought finalization of their complex splitting-up of Spirit AeroSystems on Dec. 8, sending roughly 15,000 workers to the former and 4,000 to the latter."
- [longbridge.com](https://longbridge.com/news/269005653), 2025-12-08: "On December 8th, Boeing announced the completion of its acquisition of Aurora Flight Sciences."
- [compositesworld.com](https://www.compositesworld.com/news/boeing-and-airbus-complete-acquisition-of-spirit-aerosystems), 2025-12-09: "Boeing and Airbus have completed acquisitions with Spirit AeroSystems."
- [d2pmagazine.com](https://www.d2pmagazine.com/2026/03/31/boeing-acquires-aerostructures-supplier-spirit-aerosystems/), 2026-03-31: "As of December 8, 2025, Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., is wholly owned by The Boeing Company and part of the Boeing family."

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