Airbus sealed a landmark order for 40 A220 jets from Polish national carrier LOT on Monday, marking the airline’s largest-ever investment and signalling a broader reset in political ties between Poland and France.

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The new order will expand the fleets of both All Nippon Airways (ANA) and its low-cost subsidiary Peach Aviation. ANA will receive 14 of the A321neo aircraft, while Peach Aviation will take delivery of 10 A321neo and all three A321XLR jets, making Peach the first Japanese airline to operate the XLR variant.

At the heart of this effort are a series of studies supporting France’s Patmar requirement for a new maritime patrol aircraft based on the A321XLR that would replace the Dassault Atlantique 2, and an Indian plan to convert secondhand A321s into airborne early warning aircraft.

Polish airline LOT is poised to announce on Monday an order for 40 Airbus A220 plus options for a further 44 aircraft, two people familiar with the matter said.

Boeing and Airbus project more than 40,000 new jets are needed. EVERETT — Both Boeing and its European competitor, Airbus, agree on one thing: commercial jets will be in great demand over the next few decades. For that reason, each manufacturer projected more than 42,000 planes will be needed through 2044.

Airbus SE has been sounding out customers appetite for a longer version of its A220-300 jet that would give airlines more seating capacity but at the expense of range.