By Allison Lampert, Kanjyik Ghosh, Tim Hepher and Amanda Ferguson (Reuters) -Airbus finalised an agreement on Monday to take over some plants from Spirit AeroSystems in a carve-up of the struggling supplier with rival Boeing,

Europe’s Airbus has finalized an agreement to take some assets from Spirit AeroSystems, both companies said Monday, completing a critical part of a transatlantic carve-up of the struggling supplier with US rival Boeing.

Airbus has reached a final agreement to acquire some of the assets and sites of Spirit Aerosystems, according to an announcement.