People celebrate with pilots near an Airbus A330neo aircraft after its maiden flight event in Colomiers near Toulouse, France, October 19, 2017. (Reuters file photo)SINGAPORE: AirAsia is expected to reconfirm its commitment to the A330neo jet after Boeing sought to poach one of Airbus's top customers, a person familiar with the discussions said on Thursday. The decision of Asia's largest budget carrier - currently exclusively an Airbus customer - is seen as crucial as Airbus tries to shore up its slow-selling A330neo and Boeing looks to cement an advantage in wide-body sales, industry sources say. Airbus said the test data showed that the A330neo had a superior performance compared with Boeing jets. A showdown is looming between the 787 and A330neo as the two planemakers pursue airlines from Asia to America and Europe.

Source: Bangkok Post February 08, 2018 09:20 UTC