The European planemaker and the US company are at odds over pricing, but industry sources said a deal would be unlikely in the short term. The two companies are in “preliminary discussions,” Spirit AeroSystems (SPR.N), which supplies fuselages, wings, and other components to Airbus (AIR.PA) and Boeing commercial jets, said Friday in a statement. The announcement came after a Wall Street Journal report that Airbus had explored buying Spirit’s Belfast plant, which makes wings for the A220, a new widebody
