Boeing’s Early Concept for All-New Jetliner Tempts Rolls-Royce
- Engine maker expresses interest in potential midrange aircraft
- U.S. planemaker seeks to counter Airbus’s success with A321XLR
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Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc has expressed interest in providing the engines for a new, midrange jetliner if Boeing Co. decides to move forward with a concept later this decade, said people familiar with the matter.
In recent weeks, the U.S. planemaker has reached out to the British engine manufacturer to gauge its interest in a potential new aircraft, according to the people, who asked not to be named discussing private interactions. The midsize jet would be designed to fill a gap in Boeing’s product lineup and blunt the success of an Airbus SE sales dynamo, the A321neo.