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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Martha McHardy

Embattled Boeing agrees to buy longtime supplier Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7bn

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Boeing has agreed to buy its longtime supplier Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7bn in a deal struck at a time when the embattled aerospace giant has been plagued by safety scandals and the Department of Justice is poised to offer a plea deal for criminal charges connected to two deadly crashes.

The two companies announced the acquisition in a statement late on Sunday.

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