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Scan for outdated or missing drivers - takes under a minuteDriver Scan →Clear out junk files and repair common Windows errorsFree Scan →Fix the driver behind crashes, sound loss and screen glitchesFind Drivers →Boeing completed its acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems on December 8, 2025; it is no longer a pending deal. Boeing’s 2025 Form 10-K reports total fair value of consideration of $8.371 billion. The FTC finalized a consent order on February 17, 2026, requiring divestitures and continued supply to competing military aircraft contractors.
Did Boeing buy Spirit AeroSystems?
Yes. Boeing completed the acquisition on December 8, 2025, according to its 2025 Form 10-K and closing announcement. The title’s suggestion that Boeing is edging closer to a deal is now out of date.
How much did Boeing pay?
The completed transaction’s reported total fair value of consideration was $8.371 billion, in Boeing’s 2025 Form 10-K. The filing lists these components:
| Component | Reported value |
|---|---|
| Boeing common stock exchanged for Spirit common stock | $4.704 billion |
| Settlement of loans, advances and other payments | $2.571 billion |
| Debt repaid on Spirit’s behalf | $948 million |
| Premium on assumed Spirit exchangeable notes | $109 million |
| Exchanged share-based awards | $39 million |
| Total fair value of consideration | $8.371 billion |
That completed-transaction accounting figure is not identical to the approximate $8.3 billion value Boeing cited when it announced the proposed deal on July 1, 2024. The announcement described about $4.7 billion in equity value, or approximately $8.3 billion including Spirit’s then-last-reported net debt. Those were proposal-stage figures and a different basis of valuation; see Boeing’s 2024 announcement.
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The original proposal used an exchange formula based on $37.25 per Spirit share and a Boeing share-price window, with a floor and ceiling on the exchange ratio. In the completed transaction, Boeing exchanged 117.5 million Spirit shares for 22.98 million Boeing shares at a 0.1955 exchange ratio, as reported in the 10-K.
What did Boeing acquire, and what remained separate?
The closing announcement describes Boeing’s acquired operations and the arrangements for businesses that were not simply folded into Boeing:
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- Boeing-related commercial work: 737 fuselages; major structures for the 767, 777 and 787; and commercially procured fuselages for the P-8 and KC-46.
- Aftermarket: Spirit’s spare-parts and maintenance, repair and overhaul activities.
- Spirit Defense: Boeing said it would continue as an independent supplier to the defense industry, with independent governance and operations.
- Belfast operations: Portions were acquired by Boeing and were to operate as an independent subsidiary under the Short Brothers name.
Boeing reported that approximately 15,000 teammates across five sites were joining the company. That is Boeing’s figure from its closing announcement, not an independently audited workforce count.
What did the FTC require?
On February 17, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission finalized a consent order. The FTC says it requires Boeing to divest significant Spirit assets and requires Boeing and Spirit to continue providing aerostructures and related services to competing military aircraft contractors. The FTC’s announcement and case record say the order resolves allegations that the acquisition could impair Airbus’s access to inputs for competing commercial aircraft and limit rival military contractors’ access to Spirit products and technologies.
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Will the acquisition improve Boeing’s safety or quality?
Boeing said the proposed combination would align commercial production, safety and quality systems, and workforces around shared priorities. At closing, the company described safety, quality, production stability and supply-chain stability as aims. These are Boeing’s stated rationale and commitments, not proof that performance improved.
Boeing’s 2025 Form 10-K says Spirit’s operating results between the December 8 acquisition date and year-end were not material, and that preparing historical pro forma revenue and earnings was impracticable. The cited materials do not provide an attributable statistic quantifying post-acquisition safety or quality gains. That leaves the outcome question open: the stated goal is clear, but the available reporting does not establish a measured improvement.
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