American Airlines, which has a strategic alliance with British Airways ordered 260 Airbus A320s, paying about 23bn. It has options to buy a further 365 Airbus aircraft, worth 33.6bn.

Share American Airlines has spurned Airbus and placed a major new order for 47 Boeing 787 Dreamliners to replace many of its older long-haul jets, the airline said late Friday. In announcing the ...