UK competition regulator cites Airbus sale as key reason for Spirit-Boeing merger clearance

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Source: Spirit produces wings and mid-fuselage section for the A220 in Belfast

UK competition regulators cleared Boeing’s acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems after concluding that the sale to Airbus of parts of the aerostructures supplier’s operation would prevent any market distortion from taking place.

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