After steering major deal, Shanahan, CEO of Boeing supplier, could be next Boeing boss The Seattle TimesBoeing Agrees to Buy Spirit AeroSystems, a Longtime Supplier The New York TimesUnder pressure on plane safety, Boeing is buying stressed supplier Spirit for $4.7 billion Defense NewsWichita leaders react to Boeing’s plan to acquire Spirit AeroSystems KWCHBoeing to become supplier on B-21, V-280 after $8.3 billion acquisition of Spirit AeroSystems Breaking Defense