United Airlines (UAL) has approached Airbus (EADSY) about buying more A321neo jets to fill a potential void left by the delayed Boeing (BA) 737 MAX 10, in a trade-off likely to ease deadlock over a long-delayed separate order for larger jets, Reuters’ Tim Hepher and Rajesh Kumar Singh report, citing industry sources. United CEO Scott Kirby flew to Toulouse recently to sound out the planemaker on a potential quid-quo-pro deal after a mid-air emergency on an Alaska Airlines (ALK) 737 MAX 9 raised new doubts over certification of the already delayed MAX 10, they said.
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