Boeing buying embattled 737 supplier Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion
The acquisition at a time when Boeing faces major turmoil over safety issues plaguing its aircraft and potential federal criminal charges in the U.S.
Spirit Aerosystems
For Boeing, buying Spirit is only the start of solving its problems
Boeing has announced its acquisition of its largest supplier, Spirit AeroSystems. It may be the best of bad options for the embattled companies, but it will take Boeing years to straighten out the money-losing supplier and the quality problems that have bedeviled both of them.