Airbus Weighs New A330 Cargo Model, Spurred by Amazon
- New freighter would compete with rival Boeing’s 767-300F
- Variant could help spur sales of slow-selling Neo upgrade
An Airbus A330neo
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Airbus SE is considering building a freighter version of its slow-selling A330neo wide-body, spurred by requests from potential customers Amazon.com Inc and United Parcel Service Inc., according to people familiar with the matter.
The interest from Amazon and UPS could rekindle a competition between Airbus and Boeing Co. as the global air-cargo market rebounds from a decade-long slump. Production of the popular Boeing 767 freighter has been restricted as the U.S. manufacturer focuses on a military tanker variant that is more than a year behind schedule, the people said.