Bell to remove Spirit AeroSystems as FLRAA fuselage maker due to proposed Boeing acquisition

FARNBOROUGH 2024 — Bell intends to step away from Spirit AeroSystems as the fuselage provider for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft after Boeing’s acquisition of Spirit is finalized, Breaking Defense has learned. The shakeup would force Bell to either find a new producer for the composite-skinned aluminum fuselage or to bring work in house, and…