Big guns urge PM Belka to back Airbus in race to replace LOT fleet

"Such political marketing, even on the top level, is nothing special in the world," said Arkadiusz Godun from the Prime Minister's Chancellery. PLL LOT is considering whether to replace 5 to 8 of its old 767 Boeing machines with new planes or to repair them. The offer has generated interest from both American Boeing and European Airbus. Their price offer is comparable and each plane would cost roughly $150 million in both cases. However, according to sources, Boeing offered a bulk deal where all six aircraft machines would cost a total of $500 million. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, B1) M.M.