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Boeing-Spirit deal shows different routes taken by EU, UK regulators

By Andrew Boyce ( January 5, 2026, 11:37 GMT | Comment) -- Boeing’s $4.7 billion takeover of Spirit AeroSystems offers some of the clearest clues yet to how the UK's competition watchdog is departing from the approach of its counterpart in the EU as it looks to take on a more business-friendly approach. The difference centers on a side deal Spirit had with Airbus to sell off its assets serving the European plane maker, with the EU regulator requiring Boeing to submit that as a formal remedy while the UK watchdog didn't.For anyone looking for signs as to how the UK’s competition authority is departing from the approach of its counterpart in the EU, Boeing’s $4.7 billion acquisition of airplane parts maker Spirit AeroSystems offers some clues....

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