Airbus secured a $35 billion jet deal from China during a state visit by President Xi Jinping to the French capital, dealing a fresh blow to Boeing as it grapples with the grounding of its best-selling jet.
The mammoth order comprises 290 A320-series narrow-body planes and 10 A350 wide-bodies, French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said at a briefing Tuesday. The latest A320neo model has a list price of $110.6 million and the A350-900 sells for $317.4 million before discounts.
Boeing’s 737 Max narrow-body, the chief rival to the A320, has been idled following two crashes in five months. The US planemaker is