By Amanda Ferguson, Tim Hepher, Kanjyik Ghosh and Allison Lampert (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,

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.

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.