Boeing : nears $10.1 billion order from India's Spicejet - Bloomberg

(Reuters) - Indian budget airline SpiceJet Ltd (>> SpiceJet Limited) is expected to order at least 92 Boeing Co (>> Boeing Co) 737 jetliners, as it looks to bolster its presence in the world's fastest growing aerospace market, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.

(Reuters) - Indian budget airline SpiceJet Ltd (>> SpiceJet Limited) is expected to order at least 92 Boeing Co (>> Boeing Co) 737 jetliners, as it looks to bolster its presence in the world's fastest growing aerospace market, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.

The deal, which would more than double SpiceJet's 40-plane fleet, may be closed within weeks Bloomberg reported, citing people with direct knowledge of the decision. (http://bloom.bg/2iGOB9c)

The order could be worth about $10.1 billion (8 billion pounds), the publication reported.

Boeing declined to comment while SpiceJet was not immediately available outside regular business hours.

(Reporting by Nikhil Subba in Bengaluru; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)

Stocks treated in this article : Boeing Co, SpiceJet Limited

Stocks treated in this article : Boeing Co, SpiceJet Limited