American Airlines primed to replace US Airways' order for A350s with Boeing aircraft: report

25 March, 2018

American Airlines reportedly plans to replace an order placed by US Airways for 22 A350s with Boeing aircraft (TheBusinessTimes/Bloomberg/Reuters/BNN, 24-Mar-2018). Airbus reportedly acknowledged the carrier is no longer interested in its A330neo aircraft, noting: "In this case, the competition simply priced their aircraft lower than we were willing to offer". American commented it is still continuing to look at its widebody options, with no final decisions made at this time.