Low-cost carrier Viva Air Peru looked close to reaching a roughly $5 billion deal with Airbus (AIRBUS.GROUP-N-V) for medium-haul jets on Sunday, as Western planemakers seek to defy expectations of slow sales at this year’s Paris Airshow.
The Peruvian startup is set to order about 30 recently upgraded A320neo jets and 15 current-generation models known as A320ceo from Airbus, two industry sources told Reuters.
A spokesman for Airbus had no comment.
