Air France-KLM in Talks With Boeing, Airbus for 160 Jets
- Single-aisle aircraft would be for KLM, Transavia discount arm
- U.S. planemaker currently the units’ sole narrow-body supplier
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Air France-KLM has begun negotiations with Boeing Co. and Airbus SE on what could be the group’s biggest-ever aircraft order as it seeks to expand low-cost operations and renew part of its main Dutch fleet.
The 160 single-aisle planes would be destined for the Transavia discount division and European operations at KLM, a spokesman said Monday. The brands currently operate only Boeing jets on short- and mid-range routes.