Airbus agrees to pay $1 for Spirit AeroSystems assets in deal sparked by Boeing 737 Max blowout

• Airbus has agreed to acquire assets of Spirit AeroSystems for $1.
• Airbus said it would also be compensated with $559 million from the aviation manufacturer.
• Boeing is buying the bulk of Spirit in the wake of the Alaska Airlines blowout.

Airbus has agreed to buy assets of a major aviation supplier for a symbolic $1 price tag, the planemaker announced Monday.