© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A Viva Aerobus Airbus A320-200 prepares to land at Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City, Mexico, on January 10, 2018. REUTERS/Daniel Pesrill/File Photo
Written by Tim Hever and Alison Lambert
PARIS (Reuters) – Airbus is in advanced talks about a major new order from Mexican low-cost airline Viva Aerobus, industry sources said on Sunday.
Airbus declined to comment on the talks, which the sources said would include a deal for more than 100 aircraft.
The airline did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The carrier has long been a battleground in the struggle for markets between Airbus and arch-rival Boeing (NYSE:).
In 2013, the Mexican airline split from Boeing to Airbus with an order worth up to $4 billion for 40 aircraft of the Airbus A320 family.
The looming Paris Air Show this week has once again become a hotspot as Boeing seeks to win back the airline, the sources said, but Airbus is favored to win the competition.
They added that the deal was not guaranteed pending further talks.
