Boeing and Airbus agree carve up of Spirit AeroSystems

  • Boeing Co (NYSE:BA, ETR:BCO) and Airbus Group (EPA:AIR) shares rose after the pair agreeing to carve up Spirit AeroSystems, splitting key assets of the struggling aerospace supplier between them. Under the agreement, Boeing will buy back Spirit's US-focused operations – which it spun off two decades ago – for $4.7 billion in stock, while Airbus will absorb loss-making European activities, both companies said on Monday.