European plane-maker Airbus will take over parts of Spirit AeroSystems as it and Boeing carve up the key supplier in an effort to improve production quality.

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Airbus has finalised a deal to take over part of the Spirit AeroSystems operation in Belfast. The deal was first announced in July last year as part of a wider break up of the Spirit business. The transaction also includes Airbus work packages at the Spirit factory at Prestwick in Scotland.