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"It is an interesting idea, we go back and forth on it," Airbus Chief Operating Officer Customers John Leahy said at the company's Innovation Days in Toulouse. But so far the company does not appear to be very close to a decision, and Leahy hinted that it "may not happen by Farnborough." One factor influencing the decision is to what extent the A330neo would cannibalize the A350. The smallest version of the family, the A350-800, may be most affected. But Airbus may well decide it can happily live without the -800.

Leahy also argues that while the Boeing 787 has around 1,000 nm more range, the A330neo could cover around 90% of routes and given the lower capital costs of the A330 "it will be a very interesting equation."