Airbus completed the acquisition of Airbus production assets from Spirit AeroSystems, for $439m.

Airbus, an aerospace and defense company, completed the acquisition of the Airbus production assets from Spirit AeroSystems, a manufacturer of aerostructures for commercial airplanes, for $439m. "This milestone marks a special moment for all of us at Airbus. We are proud to welcome over 4k new colleagues, with whom we will embark on a new chapter in our industrial operations by taking on activities of critical importance to our commercial aircraft programmes," Florent Massou, Airbus Executive Vice President Operations for the Commercial Aircraft business.