The Autorité de la concurrence unconditionally clears the takeover by Airbus of certain assets of the Spirit AeroSystems group

On 19 September 2025, Airbus notified the Autorité de la concurrence of its project to acquire exclusive control of certain assets of the Spirit AeroSystems group. The transaction is part of the structural commitments made by Boeing to the European Commission to address the competition risks raised by its acquisition of Spirit AeroSystem.

Following an analysis conducted in coordination with the European Commission, the Autorité has cleared the transaction unconditionally.