Thai Airways International Pcl is leaning toward awarding a winner-take-all widebody jet deal to Boeing Co. after a rival offer by Airbus SE was thwarted by a stalemate with a key partner.
Boeing is closing in on a sale of as many as 80 of its 787 Dreamliners in a mix of firm orders, options and purchase rights that could be announced within weeks, according to people briefed on the talks. The deal would add to the sales momentum for the US planemaker after it landed a $52 billion commitment from Emirates in Dubai last month.
