Bangladesh, May 18 -- European aircraft manufacturer Airbus has submitted a scaled-down proposal to Biman Bangladesh Airlines, reducing its earlier offer from 14 to 10 aircraft following the national carrier's recent multibillion-dollar order with competitor Boeing.

According to Airbus and Biman sources, the updated proposal, recently placed before Biman's techno-finance committee, includes four A350-900 wide-body aircraft and six A321neo narrow-body jets.

The move comes shortly after Biman signed a $3.7 billion deal with Boeing on 30 April to acquire 14 aircraft eight Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners, two Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners and four Boeing 737 MAX jets.

Industry insiders said Airbus trimmed its offer as part of a strategic effort to s...