Boeing-Spirit Merger at Risk? FTC Orders Asset Sale for Approval

The Federal Trade Commission has ordered Boeing to divest significant Spirit AeroSystems assets to address antitrust concerns surrounding its $8.3 billion acquisition. Boeing must sell Spirit’s Malaysia-based aerostructures operations and maintain supply agreements with competitors including Airbus. The ruling protects competition in commercial and military aircraft manufacturing but threatens Boeing’s timeline to complete the merger by year-end 2025.