Delta Chooses Airbus Over Boeing in $12.7 Billion Jet Deal
- European company’s single-aisle plane beats out newest 737
- Airline, U.S. planemaker have been battling over trade dispute
Airbus A321neo
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Delta Air Lines Inc. ordered 100 of Airbus SE’s A321neo jetliners, a deal with a list value of $12.7 billion, in a major victory for the European planemaker over Boeing Co.
Deliveries of the single-aisle planes will begin in early 2020 and the transaction includes options for an additional 100 aircraft, Delta said in a statement Thursday. The airline’s decision dealt a setback to Boeing’s efforts to sell its newest 737 model, the Max 10.