Emirates ordered 65 Boeing 777X planes in a deal worth $38 billion on Monday, delivering a vote of confidence to the US manufacturer on day one of the Dubai Airshow.<\/p>\n
Deliveries of the much-delayed plane are expected to start from the second quarter of 2027 under the agreement, which also includes 130 GE9X engines from General Electric.<\/p>\n
Emirates, already the biggest customer for the Boeing 777, now has 270 777X, 10 777 freighters and 35 Boeing 787s on order.<\/p>\n
“It’s a long-term commitment that supports hundreds of thousands of high-value manufacturing jobs,” Emirates Group chairman and chief executive Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum told a press conference.<\/p>\n
Emirates, wholly owned by the Dubai government, is the world’s most profitable airline, announcing $2.9 billion in half-year profits earlier this month.<\/p>\n
With 315 Boeing wide-body, or long-haul, planes on order, it has previously expressed frustration at repeated delays to deliveries of the 777X.<\/p>\n
“Some people may have doubts about Emirates’ huge backlog of aircraft orders,” Sheikh Ahmed said.<\/p>\n
“But I assure that each and every aircraft on order has been carefully factored into Emirates’ growth plans.”<\/p>\n
Along with delays, Boeing has been battling safety concerns and court cases after a series of incidents including the Air India disaster in June which killed 260 people.<\/p>\n
The delivery delays have forced Emirates to refurbish much of its existing fleet, including its Airbus A380s which are now out of production.<\/p>\n
The latest order includes the option to upgrade to larger versions of the 777X that are still under development.<\/p>\n
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