American Airlines (AAL) is in talks with Airbus (EADSY) and Boeing (BA) to order at least 100 narrowbody jets to replace some of the oldest aircraft in its fleet, Bloomberg’s Julie Johnsson, Siddharth Vikram Philip, and Mary Schlangenstein report, citing people familiar with the matter. The U.S. airline is considering Boeing’s 737 Max and Airbus’s A321neo to replace aging 737-800, A319 and A320 single-aisle models late this decade, said the people. The deal size could top 200 aircraft, including commitments for future purchases, two of the people said. American has about 255 of the workhorse jetliners in its fleet that are near the two-decade mark where maintenance costs soar, the authors note.
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