Airbus SE is considering building a freighter version of its slow-selling A330neo widebody, spurred by requests from potential customers amazon.com and United Parcel service, according to people familiar with the matter.
The interest from Amazon and UPS could rekindle a competition between Airbus and Boeing as the global air-cargo market rebounds from a decade-long slump. Production of the popular Boeing 767 freighter has been restricted as the U.S. manufacturer focuses on a military tanker variant that is more than a year behind schedule, the people said.
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