Delta chooses Airbus over Boeing in US$12.7b jet deal
Delta Air Lines ordered 100 Airbus A321neo jetliners, a deal with a list value of US$12.7b, in a major victory for Airbus over Boeing. Deliveries of the single-aisle planes will begin in early 2020 and the transaction includes options for an additional 100 aircraft, Delta said Thursday. The airline’s decision dealt a setback to Boeing’s efforts to sell its newest 737 model, the Max 10. The A321neo is “the best narrow-body product in the sky,” Delta CE Ed Bastian said. Delta is turning to Airbus to overhaul its short-range fleet 3 years after placing an order of long-haul jetliners with Airbus. In recent months, the airline has been battling Boeing in a trade dispute involving a separate plane, Bombardier’s C Series. The US manufacturer persuaded the Commerce Department to slap 300% duties on the new Canadian jet. <br/>
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Delta chooses Airbus over Boeing in US$12.7b jet deal
Delta Air Lines ordered 100 Airbus A321neo jetliners, a deal with a list value of US$12.7b, in a major victory for Airbus over Boeing. Deliveries of the single-aisle planes will begin in early 2020 and the transaction includes options for an additional 100 aircraft, Delta said Thursday. The airline’s decision dealt a setback to Boeing’s efforts to sell its newest 737 model, the Max 10. The A321neo is “the best narrow-body product in the sky,” Delta CE Ed Bastian said. Delta is turning to Airbus to overhaul its short-range fleet 3 years after placing an order of long-haul jetliners with Airbus. In recent months, the airline has been battling Boeing in a trade dispute involving a separate plane, Bombardier’s C Series. The US manufacturer persuaded the Commerce Department to slap 300% duties on the new Canadian jet. <br/>
