Airbus fights back with big name buyers after Boeing showstopper
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LE BOURGET, France (Reuters) - Airbus sealed plane deals with industry heavyweights Bill Franke and American Airlines on Wednesday, bouncing back from the potential loss of a major customer a day earlier when IAG placed a lifeline order for Boeing's grounded 737 MAX jet.Franke's Indigo Partners signed a memorandum of understanding at the Paris Airshow to buy 32 of the new long-range version of Airbus's A321 jet and to convert 18 existing A320 family jet orders to the larger model.The A321XLR..