Airbus agreed to acquire some Spirit AeroSystems facilities that make parts for its jets, moving to take direct control of production in a bid to stabilize supply chains after months of disruption.The companies said Monday that they had entered into a definitive deal for Airbus to take over several of Spirit’s plants in the U.

Europe's Airbus has finalised an agreement to take some assets from Spirit AeroSystems, both companies said on Monday, completing a critical part of a transatlantic carve-up of the struggling supplier with U.

Airbus has finalised a deal to take over Spirit AeroSystems’ facilities that make vital components for some of its aircraft programmes, clearing the way for US rival Boeing to complete a takeover of the supplier that it spun out two decades ago.