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Air France-KLM to Split Widebody Order Between Airbus, Boeing

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Air France-KLM Group, Europe’s biggest airline, plans to split an order for about 100 widebody planes between Airbus SAS and Boeing Co., Chief Executive Officer Pierre Henri Gourgeon told French politicians.

Gourgeon declared his intention to divide the contract yesterday in a closed-door hearing at the French national assembly’s commission for sustainable development. Paris-based Air France-KLM confirmed the testimony today.