By Benjamin Katz Bloomberg

Boeing Co.'s efforts to undermine sales of Airbus SE's newest widebody aircraft -- the A330neo -- have moved beyond U.S. borders and into India, a market seen by the European planemaker as crucial to extending sales for the plane into Asia

India took the drastic measure of grounding all Airbus SE narrow-body planes powered by the latest Pratt & Whitney engines, removing the aircraft from the country's skies after a series of in-flight incidents.

Vistara, the Indian affiliate of Singapore Airlines Ltd., is in talks with Airbus SE and Boeing Co. to buy jets worth as much as $8.5 billion as the carrier seeks to tap India's growing middle class, according to people familiar with the plans.

Saudi Arabia and other Western-backed Mideast states have switched the focus of their military spending to more-offensive programs as tensions with Iran ratchet up, according to a study by IHS Jane's.

Boeing Co.'s efforts to undermine sales of Airbus SE's newest widebody aircraft -- the A330neo -- have moved beyond U.S. borders and into India, a market seen by the European planemaker as crucial to extending sales for the plane into Asia

India took the drastic measure of grounding all Airbus SE narrow-body planes powered by the latest Pratt & Whitney engines, removing the aircraft from the country's skies after a series of in-flight incidents.

Vistara, the Indian affiliate of Singapore Airlines Ltd., is in talks with Airbus SE and Boeing Co. to buy jets worth as much as $8.5 billion as the carrier seeks to tap India's growing middle class, according to people familiar with the plans.

Saudi Arabia and other Western-backed Mideast states have switched the focus of their military spending to more-offensive programs as tensions with Iran ratchet up, according to a study by IHS Jane's.