PARIS/NEW YORK—Airbus’s hopes of winning an immediate respite from slow sales of its A330neo jetliner with an order from United Airlines are dwindling, leaving a gap in future production weeks before it is due to enter service, industry sources said on Friday.
Airbus has been competing with Boeing to replace all or part of a fleet of some 50 Boeing 767s at United Airlines, people familiar with the discussions say.
