Airlines group IAG is in advanced talks with planemakers on a medium-haul fleet shake-up that may see the British Airways parent opt for Boeing and Airbus jets to update a European fleet of Airbus narrowbodies, industry sources said.
IAG stunned the industry nearly three years ago when it unveiled a tentative order worth $24 billion at list prices for 200 Boeing 737 MAX at the Paris Airshow in 2019, at a time when the jet was grounded worldwide in the wake of two fatal crashes.
The multi-national airline group also owns narrowbody operators Aer Lingus of Ireland and Spain's Iberia and Vueling.If a deal is confirmed in ongoing negotiations, Boeing's MAX is seen most likely to be deployed at Vueling and future low-cost operations at London Gatwick.additionally has options to order additional Airbus narrowbody aircraft, inherited from earlier purchases.
Further Airbus orders may also depend on progress in negotiations over undelivered A350 aircraft, the sources said.
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