A U.S. airplane manufacturer is reportedly pressuring El Al to cancel its decision to purchase planes from its European rival, Airbus. In a surprise move, El Al announced last month it planned to buy three 777 aircraft from Boeing and three or four Airbus A-330 planes. Until now, El Al has used only Boeing planes.
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