# Boeing to acquire Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion

Boeing announced a pending $4.7 billion acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems, a strategic move to prop up manufacturing.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2024-12-23
- Where: Wichita, Kansas, United States
- Value: $4.70B
- Status: announced
- Products: aerospace structures
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Boeing](https://endata.com/companies/685.md) (acquirer)
- [Spirit AeroSystems](https://endata.com/companies/16652.md) (target)

## Sources

- [bsmac.org](https://bsmac.org/2024/12/23/boeings-pending-4-7bn-acquisition-of-spirit-aerosystems-a-strategic-move-to-prop-up-manufacturing/), 2024-12-23: "Boeing’s Pending $4.7bn Acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems: A Strategic Move to Prop Up Manufacturing."
- [spiritaero.com](https://www.spiritaero.com/pages/release/spirit-aerosystems-shareholders-approve-acquisition-by-boeing/), 2025-01-31: "Our shareholder's resounding approval today represents an important milestone in our carefully planned merger with Boeing."
- [investor.spiritaero.com](https://investor.spiritaero.com/news-presentations/news-details/2025/Spirit-AeroSystems-Shareholders-Approve-Acquisition-by-Boeing/default.aspx), 2025-01-31: "Our shareholder's resounding approval today represents an important milestone in our carefully planned merger with Boeing."
- [prnewswire.com](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/spirit-aerosystems-shareholders-approve-acquisition-by-boeing-302365493.html), 2025-01-31: "Our shareholder's resounding approval today represents an important milestone in our carefully planned merger with Boeing."
- [aviationa2z.com](https://aviationa2z.com/index.php/2025/02/02/boeing-acquires-spirit-aerosystems-after-20-years/), 2025-02-01: "Spirit AeroSystems shareholders have approved Boeing's acquisition of the Wichita-based aerostructures manufacturer, clearing the way for the deal to close by mid-2025."
- [uk.investing.com](https://uk.investing.com/news/sec-filings/spirit-aerosystems-stockholders-approve-boeing-merger-93CH-3902502), 2025-02-03: "In a special meeting held today, Spirit AeroSystems Holdings, Inc. stockholders voted in favor of the company's merger with Boeing's subsidiary, Sphere Acquisition Corp."

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