(Reuters) -European planemaker Airbus will take over core activities at four Spirit Aerosystems plants as arch-rival Boeing (NYSE:BA) agrees to buy the world's largest standalone aerostructures company in a $4.7 billion stock deal.
The two main plants involved in the transfer are Kinston, North Carolina, where Spirit makes a crucial part of the A350 fuselage, and a plant in Northern Ireland that makes carbon wings for the A220, the company said on Monday.
Below are details of Spirit's key plants that supply to commercial and business aircraft programs:
LOCATION COMPONENT MANUFACTURED APPROXIMATE CHANGES AFTER
NUMBER OF THE DEAL
EMPLOYEES
Wichita, - Fuselage, pylon, wing 12,590 Boeing will
USA leading edges, thrust acquire the
reverser and engine Wichita
nacelle of Boeing 737 plant, while
built in Wichita, Airbus will
Kansas, where Spirit has take over
its headquarters. Area some minor
spans 150 buildings work
covering 12.7 mln sq ft. currently
carried out
- Composite forward there.
fuselage and engine
pylons for Boeing 787
Dreamliner also built in
Wichita.
- Wing fixed leading 1,110 Boeing will
Tulsa, edge and wing movable control the
USA leading edge for Boeing Tulsa plant.
787 Dreamliner built in
Tulsa, Oklahoma, and
Subang, Malaysia.
- Tulsa facility
consists of 1.7 mln
square feet of building
space set on 147 acres.
Kinston, - Central section panels 590 Airbus will
USA of Airbus A350 built in take over
Kinston, North Carolina. core
operations at
the plant,
notably the
production of
A350 fuselage
sections.
Belfast, - Design and manufacture 3,400 Airbus will
Northern of advanced composite take control
Ireland wings for Airbus A220 over core
commercial jet family. operations,
including the
- Manufacture of center A220's wings
fuselage of Bombardier (OTC:BDRBF) and
Challenger 350 business mid-fuselage.
jet and Bombardier Spirit will
Challenger 650 business sell
jet. businesses
and
- Manufacture of forward operations
fuselage and other that do not
components for support
Bombardier Global 5500 Airbus
and 6500 business jets. programs.
- Manufacture of
composite horizontal
stabilizer for
Bombardier Global 7500
business jet.
Casablanc - Casablanca site 220 Airbus will
a, assembles emergency take charge
Morocco doors for Bombardier of the core
Challenger 350 business activities.
jet.
- Assembles floors of
Bombardier Global 5500
and 6500 business jets.
- Casablanca site is set
on 7 acres and totals
312,000 sq ft with
access to Moroccan
aeronautical hub.
- Spirit also does some
fuselage work for the
A220 at this plant and
produces some engine
nacelles or housings for
the A320.
Prestwick - Company builds wing 1,120 Plant
, leading and trailing supports
Scotland edge elements of all Airbus
Airbus A320 family of programs.
aircraft at Prestwick Spirit to
plant. sell the
businesses,
- Prestwick facility as per the
consists of 988,000 sq deal terms.
ft of building space set No details
on 93 acres. provided.
Saint-Naz - After central section 135 Airbus will
aire, panels of Airbus A350 take over
France are built in Kinston, operations at
they are incorporated the plant.
into the fuselage in
Saint-Nazaire and
transported to Airbus.
- Saint-Nazaire facility
set on 9 acres and
totals 75,000 sq ft.
Subang, - Wing fixed leading 1,000 Spirit to
Malaysia edge and wing movable sell the
leading edge for Boeing businesses
787 Dreamliner built in and
Tulsa, Oklahoma, and operations
Subang, Malaysia. that support
Airbus
- The 411,000 sq ft programs, as
Subang facility is 34% per the deal
owned by Spirit and set terms. No
on 45 leased acres. details
provided.
Source - Company website, SEC filings, press releases