Boeing will buy Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion
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The purchase will allow Boeing to improve plane quality by bringing key work in house.
Boeing announced plans to acquire key supplier Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion, a move that it says will improve plane quality and safety amid increasing scrutiny by Congress, airlines and the Department of Justice.