Emirates unveiled an $8.8 billion order for 30 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners after intense last-minute talks at the Dubai Airshow on Wednesday, paving the way for a reduction in orders for the delayed 777X airliner. The order shake-up completes a fleet review by the world’s largest buyer of wide-body long-haul jets at its home airshow, the Middle East’s biggest, where Emirates also revised deals with Boeing’s European rival Airbus. Emirates tentatively ordered 40 Dreamliners in 2017, but “tough” talks to finalise the order this week had hinged on negotiations over the fate of a massive separate order for 150 …read more
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