American Talking To Boeing, Airbus For 250 Planes - Report
June 30, 2011
American Airlines is negotiating with aircraft makers Airbus and Boeing to replace its entire domestic fleet by purchasing at least 250 planes in a deal valued at about USD$15 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported.
American, which currently operates an all-Boeing fleet, is interested in Airbus's narrow-body family of A320 planes as well as a new-engine A320 variant that will go into production in 2015, the Journal reported citing people familiar with the matter.
American, which is also evaluating Boeing's 737 family, hopes to resolve the terms of the order this summer, the paper reported.
American, which currently operates an all-Boeing fleet, is interested in Airbus's narrow-body family of A320 planes as well as a new-engine A320 variant that will go into production in 2015, the Journal reported citing people familiar with the matter.
American, which is also evaluating Boeing's 737 family, hopes to resolve the terms of the order this summer, the paper reported.
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