SpiceJet in talks with Boeing, Airbus for $11 biln deal, stock up
July 29, 2015  13:11
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SpiceJet Ltd is in talks with Boeing Co and Airbus Group to acquire about 100 new narrow-body jets, its chief financial officer said on Wednesday, in a deal worth about $11 billion at list prices.   

SpiceJet wants to buy more Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 Max aircraft, Kiran Koteshwar told Reuters
He said the company plans to place an order by the end of this financial year and would look to raise fresh equity or debt to pay for the planes once it had decided how many to buy.  

Meanwhile, shares of budget carrier SpiceJet rose 6.5 per cent today  post this news and after the company posted second straight quarterly profit at Rs 71.8 crore for the three months ended June, 2015.
 
The stock gained 6.57 per cent to Rs 28.35 -- its 52-week High -- at the BSE.
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