AIRLINES

USAir Says It’s in Talks to Buy Jetliners: Boeing Co., Europe’s Airbus Industrie and McDonnell Douglas Corp. are all vying to replace older aircraft for USAir Group, the nation’s sixth-largest carrier, which is seeking to reduce costs. The Arlington, Va.-based airline is in the market for as many as 120 new jets valued at about $5 billion, sources told Bloomberg Business News. USAir declined to confirm or deny the number of aircraft involved. USAir has a mix of 393 Boeing, Douglas and Fokker aircraft, making maintenance and pilot training more costly. Some of its planes are more than 20 years old. “We’ve been in discussions with all three manufacturers for some time,” USAir spokesman Paul Turk said.