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rotornut
14th Feb 2004, 23:43
Reuters
Boeing says not offering jets to Spirit Airlines
Friday February 13, 6:37 pm ET

SEATTLE, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Boeing Co., the No. 2 jetliner maker, said on Friday it was not offering aircraft to privately held Spirit Airlines, despite media reports that the carrier was shopping for narrow-body jets.

"We do not currently have an offer on the table at Spirit and at present we do not have plans to make one," said Boeing spokesman Nicolaas Groeneveld-Meijer.

News reports have said Ft. Lauderdale, Florida-based Spirit was negotiating an equity sale to Los Angeles investment firm Oaktree Capital Management, LLC (News - Websites) , worth more than $100 million and then might buy jets from Boeing or rival Airbus SAS.

Both Spirit and Oaktree have declined to comment.

Globaliser
15th Feb 2004, 01:06
Airbus have been taking more orders than Boeing for a while, and last year finally delivered more aircraft than Boeing as well.