10:44 AM EDT, 04/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates with details starting in second paragraph and Boeing ( BA ) declines to comment in sixth.)

Boeing's ( BA ) plan to reacquire Spirit AeroSystems Holdings ( SPR ) has been delayed over pricing for factories that make Airbus components, Bloomberg reported Tuesday, citing people close to the matter.

Discussions are moving at a sluggish pace and aren't close to a conclusion, the report said.

The transaction is complex because Spirit also produces parts for manufacturers including Northrop Grumman ( NOC ) , along with Airbus, the report said.

All involved parties are willing to reach an agreement, the report said.

Airbus said it's in "early stage discussions on a variety of options, including acquiring from Spirit some of the activities that they carry out" for the French company, Bloomberg reported.

Boeing ( BA ) declined to comment, and Airbus and Spirit didn't immediately respond to MT Newswires' requests for comment.

Shares of Boeing ( BA ) fell 0.3% in recent trading Tuesday.

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