AA places massive 787 order, cancels A350 order.

[MarkR]

Big boost for Boeing :

American Airlines Group Inc. AAL -3.55% on Friday announced a huge order for Boeing Co. BA -3.06% twin-aisle jets worth more than $12 billion before discounts and canceled a deal to buy rival Airbus SE EADSY -0.57% planes......The airline is canceling an existing order for 22 A350 jets placed by US Airways, which merged with American in 2013.

American also reached a deal with Boeing to defer delivery of 40 737 Max single-aisle jets due to arrive from 2020 to 2022.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/boeing-lands-huge-american-airlines-order-1523057788

Second switch by an American Airbus customer this year following Hawaiians switch to 787 last month.

[Phil Stevens]

Having flown on both types, as a passenger I vote for A350.

[Kent Broadhead]

Not really surprising - IIRC, the 9 A330 they have in their long-haul fleet were inherited form US Airways. The rest of the long-haul fleet is Boeing.