Boeing close to $10.1-bn order from SpiceJet

The transaction would more than double SpiceJet's 49-plane fleet

Indian budget airline SpiceJet is poised to order at least 92 Boeing 737 jetliners, as the carrier plots rapid expansion in the world’s fastest growing aerospace market.

The transaction, which would more than double SpiceJet’s 49-plane fleet, may be closed within weeks after lengthy talks that pitted Boeing against rival Airbus Group SE, people with direct knowledge of the decision said.

The deal includes firm orders for at least 50 of Boeing’s 737 Max, and renegotiated terms for 42 of the single-aisle jets that SpiceJet originally ordered in 2014, said the people, who asked not be identified. The 92 Max jets would