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Thai Airways International Pcl is leaning toward awarding a winner-take-all widebody jet deal to Boeing Co after a rival offer by Airbus SE was thwarted by a stalemate with a key partner.
Boeing is closing in on a sale of as many as 80 of its 787 Dreamliners in a mix of firm orders, options and purchase rights that could be announced within weeks, according to people briefed on the talks. The deal would add to the sales momentum for the US planemaker.
For Airbus, losing another large deal for its A350 jetliner would underscore the commercial cost of its increasingly strained relationship with Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc, the sole source of engines for the marquee widebody.
The planemaker has seen several high-profile campaigns flip to its US competitor after Rolls-Royce drew a hard line on pricing, drawing rare public rebukes from customers like Emirates and Thai Airways.
Thai Airways Chief Executive Officer Chai Eamsiri had threatened to take his business elsewhere after Rolls balked at concessions sought by the airline.