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Spirit Aerosystems Shares Surge On Report Of Possible Boeing Buy

Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun went to Capitol Hill in January following a major safety incident on an Alaska Airlines flight (Credit: AFP)

Shares of Spirit AeroSystems surged Friday following a report it could be bought by Boeing as the aviation giant seeks to right itself amid its latest safety crisis.

Spirit has hired bankers and had "preliminary discussions" with Boeing, according to the Wall Street Journal, which cited unnamed sources and said the talks may not result in a transaction.

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