Delta Picks Airbus Over Boeing in $14 Billion Wide-Body Deal
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Delta Air Lines Inc. ordered 50 wide-body jets from Airbus Group NV, opting for the European planemaker for a $14 billion purchase following a competition with Boeing Co.
The sale is split between 25 of Airbus’s A350-900 planes, an all-new model, and 25 of the updated A330neo, Atlanta-based Delta said today in a statement. The jets will replace Delta’s Boeing 747 jumbo jets and 767-300ERs starting in 2017 and 2019, respectively.