Airbus Expects to Get Boeing Customer to Switch to A320neo
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Airbus SAS may announce its first order for the A320neo this month from an airline that operates Boeing Co. 737s, signaling the European company is making inroads into rival territory with its upgraded single-aisle jet.
All orders or commitments for the jet, to enter service from late 2015, have so far been from leasing firms, which buy a broad mix of planes, or airlines that buy from Airbus. Winning an operator of Boeing’s “Next Generation” 737s would illustrate Airbus’s ability to pull business from customers not firmly loyal to the Toulouse, France-based company.