Spirit AeroSystems is going full circle, from part of Boeing BA 2.58%increase; green up pointing triangle to independent supplier and back to part of Boeing. It is the perfect example of a realization dawning on corporate America: Perhaps outsourcing isn't all it was once cracked up to be.
Boeing is bringing production of its plane fuselages back in-house. The aerospace giant announced early Monday it had agreed to acquire its largest supplier, Spirit AeroSystems, in an $8.3 billion deal, including debt, 19 years after it had spun out the operation.
The U.S. Justice Department will criminally charge Boeing with fraud over two fatal crashes and ask the planemaker to plead guilty or face a trial, people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.
Hashed out in three-way talks between plane giants and one of their key suppliers, Boeing's $4.7 billion deal to buy back Spirit AeroSystems is a rare triangular deal born out of crisis.
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Boeing announced plans to acquire key supplier Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion, a move that it says will improve plane quality and safety amid increasing scrutiny by Congress, airlines and the Department of Justice.
“It was probably the first time in my life I had a feeling of no control over everything. I was in disbelief over the whole situation,” 40-year old Tran, a passenger on-board the January 5 Ontario-bound Alaska Airlines told BBC.
Spirit AeroSystems was a company little-known outside the aviation industry until January this year.
Boeing Co (NYSE:BA, ETR:BCO) has been handed an ultimatum by the US justice system: admit to fraud charges or face a public trial for the two fatal crashes of 737 max planes. The US Department of Justice said Boeing will have until Friday to admit its guilt.
Boeing (BA) announced a long-awaited deal Monday to reacquire parts supplier Spirit AeroSystems (SPR) as the troubled plane manufacturer looks to strengthen control of its supply chain.
Airbus has agreed to acquire assets of Spirit AeroSystems for $1. It will also be compensated with $559 million from the aviation manufacturer.
Boeing said it reached a deal to purchase Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion, as the plane manufacturer attempts to shore up safety concerns following recent issues with certain jets.