Airbus wins $20 bn order at Dubai show
Emirates kicked off the world's third biggest air show in Dubai announcing orders from Europe's Airbus totaling more than $20 bn.
By Agencies |
DUBAI: Dubai-based airline Emirates kicked off the world's third biggest air show here on Sunday announcing orders from Europe's Airbus totaling more than $20 billion.
Airbus's US rival Boeing won orders for $3.2 billion from the world's fastest-growing airline, bringing the total outlay for new planes to over $23 billion.
The airline's chairman and chief executive, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum, made the announcement at a news conference at the opening of the Dubai air show.
Emirates said it had ordered 70 midsized A350 XWB (Extra Wide Body) aircraft and 11 A380 superjumbos from Airbus, a deal worth $20.2 billion.
The airline ordered three more A380's and firmed up an existing option on eight more, bringing its total order for the giant European airliner to 58.
"The A350 XWB and A380 (superjumbo) will play an important role in supporting Emirates' and Dubai's growth plans," Maktoum said.
The airline announced it had ordered 12 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft at a cost of $3.2 billion.
The emir of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed al-Maktoum, opened the show, which is hosting 850 exhibitors from 50 countries, a 40 percent increase from when the two-yearly event was last staged in 2005.
More than 140 aircraft are on display at the five-day exhibition in the emirate.
Airbus's US rival Boeing won orders for $3.2 billion from the world's fastest-growing airline, bringing the total outlay for new planes to over $23 billion.
The airline's chairman and chief executive, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed al-Maktoum, made the announcement at a news conference at the opening of the Dubai air show.
Emirates said it had ordered 70 midsized A350 XWB (Extra Wide Body) aircraft and 11 A380 superjumbos from Airbus, a deal worth $20.2 billion.
The airline ordered three more A380's and firmed up an existing option on eight more, bringing its total order for the giant European airliner to 58.
"The A350 XWB and A380 (superjumbo) will play an important role in supporting Emirates' and Dubai's growth plans," Maktoum said.
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The airline announced it had ordered 12 Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft at a cost of $3.2 billion.
The emir of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed al-Maktoum, opened the show, which is hosting 850 exhibitors from 50 countries, a 40 percent increase from when the two-yearly event was last staged in 2005.
More than 140 aircraft are on display at the five-day exhibition in the emirate.
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