An American Airlines aircraft flies past JetBlue and United Express aircraft as it lands at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., January 24, 2022.
REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File PhotoAug 2 (Reuters) - American Airlines (AAL.O) said on Wednesday that it is in talks with planemakers Airbus (AIR.PA) and Boeing (BA.N) over a new narrowbody jet order, at a time when airlines rush to order more aircraft amid a travel boom.
Bloomberg News earlier reported that the airline was in talks with the companies to order at least 100 jets, citing people familiar with the matter.
"We are talking to Boeing and Airbus about our narrowbody aircraft needs for the latter half of this decade and beyond," American said in a statement.
Airbus, when contacted by Reuters, said "we have no comment on our confidential commercial talks, which may or may not be happening."
Persons:
Joshua Roberts, Max, Airbus's, Nathan Gomes, Tim Hepher, David Shepardson, Milla Nissi
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American Airlines, JetBlue, United Express, Reagan National Airport, REUTERS, Airbus, Boeing, Bloomberg, Reuters, Thomson
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Arlington , Virginia, U.S, Bengaluru, Paris, Washington ,