State-owned Saudia, Saudi Arabia’s flagship airline carrier, is in early talks with Boeing (BA) and Airbus (EADSY) as it wants to buy at least 150 narrowbody and widebody jets, Leen Al-Rashdan and Siddharth Philip of Bloomberg report, citing people familiar with the matter. The airline is studying models from both manufacturers and hasn’t decided on types or quantities, sources told Bloomberg.
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