The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says that Boeing can buy Spirit AeroSystems only if the manufacturer divests Spirit operations that supply Airbus, effectively boosting Boeing's arch-rival. In a proposed consent order that was released on December 3, 2025, Boeing will transfer key Spirit Airbus-facing businesses (including both assets and personnel) to Airbus and divest Spirit's Subang, Malaysia, aerostructures business.

This order also requires Spirit to supply competing U.S. defense contractors on fair terms, protect rivals' confidential information, and provide transitional services to Airbus and other companies that will be inheriting Spirit assets . The company is also required to accept oversight by a monitor during a 30-day public comment process. Boeing is calling this de

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