US plane manufacturer Boeing looks set to take over part of Spirit's Belfast operation as no other buyer has yet been found. The development was first reported by the Financial Times which suggested talks to find a potential other buyer had not progressed.

Boeing will acquire Spirit AeroSystems’ Belfast site as part of its planned acquisition of Spirit. That is according to Wichita-based Spirit, which says it has found no other buyer for the Short Brothers site in Belfast, Northern Ireland, meaning it will land with Boeing.

Boeing is set to acquire the non-Airbus operations at a Spirit AeroSystems plant in Northern Ireland, the largest manufacturing complex in the country. According to the Financial Times, talks with other prospective buyers have not progressed,